Fraction Bar — 4/8 (four eighths) — free printable diagram

What is 4/8?

4/8 is four eighths — a bar split into 8 equal parts with 4 of them shaded. As a decimal 4/8 is 0.5, and as a percentage it is 50%.

Fraction

4/8

In words

four eighths

Simplest form

1/2

As a decimal

0.5

As a percentage

50%

Shaded parts

4 of 8

Unshaded

4/8

• 4/8 means the bar is divided into 8 equal parts and four of them are shaded.
• 4 and 8 both divide by 4, so 4/8 simplifies to 1/2 — 4 ÷ 4 = 1 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2.
• To turn 4/8 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 4 ÷ 8 = 0.5. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 50%.
• The unshaded part is 4/8, because 4/8 and 4/8 add up to one whole.