16/100 = 16%
A fraction like 16/100, or 16%, can show up in everyday life when a store offers a discount, a weather report gives a chance of rain, or a survey shows how many people chose an option. For example, 16% of customers might prefer one product over another.
You can picture 16% as 16 shaded squares in a grid of 100 equal squares. It is a little less than one-fifth, so a quick estimate is that it represents about one out of every six people or items.
A common mistake is thinking 16% means 16 whole things instead of 16 parts out of 100. The actual amount depends on the total, so 16% of 50 is much smaller than 16% of 1,000.
