1
4
0.25
1/4 as a decimal is 0.25
Terminating
1/4 is 0.25, or 25%. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.25
- Percent
- 25%
- Ratio
- 1 : 3
- Decimal places
- 2
- Degrees of a circle
- 90°
- Minutes of an hour
- 15
- Reciprocal
- 4/1 = 4
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 1/4 as a decimal?
0.25. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Q. What is 1/4 as a percentage?
25%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/4?
2/8, 3/12, 4/16, 5/20 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/4?
4/1, or 4 as a mixed number.