You might wonder, what is 8/16 as a percentage? The answer is 50.00%.
The fraction 8/16 can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 8, giving you 1/2. This shows that the original fraction represents exactly one half of a whole.
Since one half of anything is the same as 50 percent, 50.00% tells you that the fraction takes up half of the total amount. It’s a quick way to see the size of the part compared to the whole.
People use this kind of conversion in everyday situations—like when a recipe calls for half a cup of milk or a discount cuts a price in half. Knowing that 8/16 equals 50.00% makes it easy to understand and communicate the proportion.
