14/20 = 70%
A fraction like 14/20, or 70%, can show up in everyday life when 14 out of 20 people choose the same option in a survey. It could also describe a test score, the amount of a project finished, or how full a container is.
To picture 14/20 quickly, imagine 20 equal boxes with 14 shaded in. That is more than half but less than three-quarters, so you can estimate it as about seven-tenths of the whole.
A common mistake is thinking 14/20 means 14 extra items out of 20, rather than 14 parts of a total 20. It is also easy to confuse 70% with 70 whole items, but the percentage describes a portion whose size depends on the total.
