16/526 = ≈3.04%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A fraction like 16/526 can describe a small share of a larger group, such as 16 defective items in a shipment of 526 or 16 students in a school activity. That works out to about 3.04%, so only a small portion of the total is involved.
To picture it quickly, imagine dividing 526 people into 100 roughly equal groups; 16 people would be about three of those groups. You can also think of it as about 3 out of every 100, which makes the size easier to estimate.
A common mistake is to read 16/526 as 16% because the numerator is 16. The denominator matters just as much, since it represents the entire group being measured.
