1/17 = ≈5.88%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A value like 1/17 can show up when one item is chosen from a group of 17 equally likely options. For example, if 17 people each have an equal chance of winning a prize, one person’s chance is 1/17, or about 5.88%.
To picture 1/17 quickly, think of a whole divided into 17 equal parts, with just one part shaded. It is a little less than 1/16, so you can estimate it as roughly 6% or about one small slice out of every 17.
A common mistake is treating 1/17 as exactly 5.88%, even though 5.88% is only a rounded estimate. Also, a 1-in-17 chance does not mean something will happen once every 17 tries; random results can occur in any order.
