Fraction Bar — 6/12 (six twelfths) — free printable diagram

What is 6/12?

6/12 is six twelfths — a bar split into 12 equal parts with 6 of them shaded. As a decimal 6/12 is 0.5, and as a percentage it is 50%.

Fraction

6/12

In words

six twelfths

Simplest form

1/2

As a decimal

0.5

As a percentage

50%

Shaded parts

6 of 12

Unshaded

6/12

• 6/12 means the bar is divided into 12 equal parts and six of them are shaded.
• 6 and 12 both divide by 6, so 6/12 simplifies to 1/2 — 6 ÷ 6 = 1 and 12 ÷ 6 = 2.
• To turn 6/12 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 6 ÷ 12 = 0.5. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 50%.
• The unshaded part is 6/12, because 6/12 and 6/12 add up to one whole.