Fraction Bar — 9/12 (nine twelfths) — free printable diagram

What is 9/12?

9/12 is nine twelfths — a bar split into 12 equal parts with 9 of them shaded. As a decimal 9/12 is 0.75, and as a percentage it is 75%.

Fraction

9/12

In words

nine twelfths

Simplest form

3/4

As a decimal

0.75

As a percentage

75%

Shaded parts

9 of 12

Unshaded

3/12

• 9/12 means the bar is divided into 12 equal parts and nine of them are shaded.
• 9 and 12 both divide by 3, so 9/12 simplifies to 3/4 — 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
• To turn 9/12 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 9 ÷ 12 = 0.75. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 75%.
• The unshaded part is 3/12, because 9/12 and 3/12 add up to one whole.