Fraction Bar — 4/12 (four twelfths) — free printable diagram

What is 4/12?

4/12 is four twelfths — a bar split into 12 equal parts with 4 of them shaded. As a decimal 4/12 is ≈0.333, and as a percentage it is ≈33.3%.

Fraction

4/12

In words

four twelfths

Simplest form

1/3

As a decimal

≈0.333

As a percentage

≈33.3%

Shaded parts

4 of 12

Unshaded

8/12

• 4/12 means the bar is divided into 12 equal parts and four of them are shaded.
• 4 and 12 both divide by 4, so 4/12 simplifies to 1/3 — 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3.
• To turn 4/12 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 4 ÷ 12 is about 0.333. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, about 33.3%.
• The unshaded part is 8/12, because 4/12 and 8/12 add up to one whole.