1 Fracções simples: |
1/2 | a half, one half (1) |
1/3 | a third, one third |
1/4 | a quarter, one quarter, a fourth (2), one fourth (2) |
1/8 | one eighth |
1/12 | one twelfth |
1/17 | one seventeenth |
2/3 | two thirds |
3/4 | three quarters, three fourths (2) |
5/8 | five eighths |
7/10 | seven tenths |
(1) para ênfase, emprega-se one em vez de a (2) inglês americano |
2 Fracções complexas: |
12/35 | twelve over thirty-five |
32/115 | thirty-two over one hundred and fifteen |
43/235 | forty-three over two hundred and thirty-five |
3 Números inteiros e fracções: |
3½ | three and a half |
7¼ | seven and a quarter |
12¾ | twelve and three quarters |