Fraction Bar — 3/6 (three sixths) — free printable diagram

What is 3/6?

3/6 is three sixths — a bar split into 6 equal parts with 3 of them shaded. As a decimal 3/6 is 0.5, and as a percentage it is 50%.

Fraction

3/6

In words

three sixths

Simplest form

1/2

As a decimal

0.5

As a percentage

50%

Shaded parts

3 of 6

Unshaded

3/6

• 3/6 means the bar is divided into 6 equal parts and three of them are shaded.
• 3 and 6 both divide by 3, so 3/6 simplifies to 1/2 — 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 6 ÷ 3 = 2.
• To turn 3/6 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 3 ÷ 6 = 0.5. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 50%.
• The unshaded part is 3/6, because 3/6 and 3/6 add up to one whole.