The fraction 1/12 is equal to 8.33% when expressed as a percentage. This common fraction appears in various everyday contexts, like measuring time (1/12 of an hour is 5 minutes) or dividing things into equal parts (like a pizza cut into 12 slices).
Understanding percentages and fractions helps in many real-world situations. For example, if you have a 12-question quiz and get 1 wrong, you'd have 11/12 correct, or about 91.67% right. The 1/12 you missed would be the 8.33% we mentioned earlier. This fraction and its percentage equivalent are useful to know for quick mental math and estimations in daily life.