Fraction Bar — 2/8 (two eighths) — free printable diagram

What is 2/8?

2/8 is two eighths — a bar split into 8 equal parts with 2 of them shaded. As a decimal 2/8 is 0.25, and as a percentage it is 25%.

Fraction

2/8

In words

two eighths

Simplest form

1/4

As a decimal

0.25

As a percentage

25%

Shaded parts

2 of 8

Unshaded

6/8

• 2/8 means the bar is divided into 8 equal parts and two of them are shaded.
• 2 and 8 both divide by 2, so 2/8 simplifies to 1/4 — 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 8 ÷ 2 = 4.
• To turn 2/8 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 2 ÷ 8 = 0.25. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 25%.
• The unshaded part is 6/8, because 2/8 and 6/8 add up to one whole.