142/1480 = ≈9.59%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A value like 142/1480, or about 9.59%, might describe the share of students in a school who ride the bus, customers who choose a certain product, or survey respondents who give a particular answer. It represents a small but noticeable part of a much larger group.
To picture it quickly, think of 10% as about 1 out of every 10 items. Since 9.59% is just a little less than 10%, it would be slightly fewer than 96 out of 1,000, or close to 1 person in 10.
A common mistake is treating 9.59% as if it were 9.59 whole items out of 100, when percentages describe a portion of a group. It is also easy to round it to 10% and forget that the rounded value is an estimate, not the exact proportion.
