1/20 as a percentage is 5.00%. This tiny slice of a whole is easy to picture: think of a pizza cut into 20 equal pieces and you take just one.
The fraction 1/20 means one part out of twenty equal parts. It’s a simple way to show a small portion without using decimals.
In everyday life, you’ll see this kind of number in things like interest rates, discounts, or test scores. Saying something is 5.00% of the total is a clear, quick way to understand the size of the piece.
Because we round to two decimal places, the percentage stays tidy and easy to read, which is helpful in reports, spreadsheets, or casual conversations.
