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Практический курс технического перевода

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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%).