Fraction Bar — 3/9 (three ninths) — free printable diagram

What is 3/9?

3/9 is three ninths — a bar split into 9 equal parts with 3 of them shaded. As a decimal 3/9 is ≈0.333, and as a percentage it is ≈33.3%.

Fraction

3/9

In words

three ninths

Simplest form

1/3

As a decimal

≈0.333

As a percentage

≈33.3%

Shaded parts

3 of 9

Unshaded

6/9

• 3/9 means the bar is divided into 9 equal parts and three of them are shaded.
• 3 and 9 both divide by 3, so 3/9 simplifies to 1/3 — 3 ÷ 3 = 1 and 9 ÷ 3 = 3.
• To turn 3/9 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 3 ÷ 9 is about 0.333. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, about 33.3%.
• The unshaded part is 6/9, because 3/9 and 6/9 add up to one whole.