What is 8/16 as a percentage? It equals 50.00%. The fraction 8/16 can be reduced to 1/2, which represents exactly half of a whole.
Seeing a half in everyday life is easy—think of cutting a pizza into two equal slices or splitting a candy bar with a friend. In each case, you end up with 50 % of the original amount.
When we write the percentage as 50.00%, we’re showing it with two decimal places, which is a common way to keep numbers tidy and consistent, especially in reports or school work. This rounded form still tells us that the fraction represents half of anything it’s applied to.
