Приложение Математические знаки и символы Дроби и проценты

Most fractions are expressed using ordinal numbers – a third (¹/₃), a fifth (¹/₅), a sixth (¹/₆):

A third of all our employees are women.

Four fifths of our customers are satisfied with our products.

There are some exceptions – a half (¹/₂), a quarter (¹/₃), three quarters (³/₄), three and a half (3 ¹/₂), two and three quarters (2 ³/₄):

Three quarters of the working population are men.

When talking about interest rates we say:

The Central Bank raised / lowered interest rates by a quarter of one percent. (0.25%) Interest rates are up / down half (of) a percentage point. (0.5%).