162/5400 = 3%
The fraction 162/5400 represents 3%, a small share of a larger amount. You might see a value like this when 3 out of every 100 customers report a problem, a school has a few students absent, or a store offers a small discount.
To picture 3% quickly, imagine 3 shaded squares in a row of 100 squares. It is a little less than one out of every 30 items, so it is noticeable but still a fairly small portion.
A common mistake is to treat 3% as if it were 0.3, or 30%, because of the decimal and percent symbols. Remember that the percent sign means “out of 100,” so 3% is much smaller than 30%.
