Fraction 1/6 as a Percentage: What Is the Number 1 out of 6, Written as a Percentage Value?

Fraction 1/6 as a percentage: what is the number 1 out of 6 written as a percentage value?

'Percent (%)' means 'out of one hundred':

  • A percentage value is nothing but a fraction with a denominator of 100:
  • p% = p/100 = p ÷ 100.

1. Calculate the value of the fraction.

To get the fraction's value, divide the numerator by the denominator:

1/6 =

1 ÷ 6 ≈

0.166666666666667


2. Multiply the calculated value of the fraction by 100/100

  • By multiplying a number by the fraction 100/100,
    we change only the form of the result, not the result.
  • ...
  • 100/100 = 100 ÷ 100 = 100% = 1

0.166666666666667 =

0.166666666666667 × 100/100 =

(0.166666666666667 × 100)/100 ≈

16.666666666667/100 =

16.666666666667% ≈

16.67%

Rounded off to a max. of 12 decimal places:
1/6 ≈ 16.666666666667%

Rounded off to a max. of 2 decimal places:
1/6 ≈ 16.67%

The symbols used: % percent, ÷ division, × multiplication, = the equal sign, / the fraction bar, ≈ approximately the same. Writing numbers: comma ',' - as a thousands separator, point '.' as a decimal mark.

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Converting integer or decimal numbers, fractions, proportions and ratios to percentages

It's very simple to write a fraction (a proportion or a ratio) or a decimal number as a percentage.

To convert a fraction:

  • - start by dividing the numerator by the denominator
  • - then multiply the result by 100%
  • By multiplying the result by 100% the value we've got at the previous step is not modified, since 100% = 100/100 = 1
  • By multiplying by 100% only the form is being changed - it's written as a percentage.

It's even simpler to write an integer or decimal number as a percentage:

  • - simply multiply the number by 100%

Examples

  • 1/4 = 0.25 = 0.25 × 100% = (0.25 × 100)% = 25%;
  • 7/8 = 0.875 = 0.875 × 100% = (0.875 × 100)% = 87.5%
  • 1.3/9.4 ≈ 0.138297 = 0.138297 × 100% = (0.138297 × 100)% = 13.8297%
  • 4.3 = 4.3 × 100% = (4.3 × 100)% = 430%;