3/4

Fraction3/4
Decimal0.75
Percent75%

3 of 4 equal parts filled — the same share as a bar and as a circle.

Where the decimal comes from

3/4 equals 75/100 equals 0.75.

Multiply the top and bottom by 25 and the denominator becomes 100. A fraction over 100 is what a decimal is: 0.75 means 75 hundredths.

75 of 100 squares — 0.75 of the whole. The same squares read as a percentage: 75%, because percent means per hundred.

Every way to write it

Decimal
0.75
Percent
75%
Ratio
3 : 4 (part to whole)
As inches
3/4″ = 19.05 mm

Equivalent fractions

Multiply the top and bottom of 3/4 by the same number and the value does not change:

3/4 = 6/8 = 9/12 = 12/16 = 15/20 = 18/24 · more, or pick a denominator

On the number line

0 1 3/4

As a measurement

Read as inches, 3/4″ is 19.05 mm exactly. The nearest marks on the finer rules:

RuleNearest markDecimal inchesmmDifference
16ths3/4″ 0.7519.05exact
32ths3/4″ 0.7519.05exact
64ths3/4″ 0.7519.05exact

Need a different rule or a tolerance? Nearest fraction · Within tolerance

Common questions

What is 3/4 as a decimal?
3/4 is exactly 0.75 as a decimal.
What is 3/4 as a percentage?
3/4 is exactly 75%.
How many millimetres is 3/4 of an inch?
3/4 of an inch is 19.05 mm, computed with the exact definition 1 inch = 25.4 mm.

Related

Fraction–decimal chartThe everyday set, printable.Rule charts16ths, 32nds, 64ths, 128ths.The rulerSee 3/4 in its place.
Where this comes from. Exact rational arithmetic on the values shown — fractions are pairs of integers until display, and inch–metric conversion uses 25.4 mm to the inch, exact by definition since 1959. See the full methodology.