12/96 = 12.5%
A fraction like 12/96, or 12.5%, can show up when 12 out of 96 people choose a certain option in a survey. It could also describe situations like 12 of 96 students joining a club or 12 of 96 items being marked as defective.
A quick way to picture 12.5% is to think of one-eighth of a whole. On a group of 96 objects, that would look like a small section containing 12 objects, or about one part out of every eight equal parts.
A common mistake is thinking 12.5% is close to 12% or confusing it with 12.5 percentage points in every situation. It is also easy to overlook that 12/96 can be reduced to a simpler fraction, even though both fractions represent the same amount.
