18/402 = ≈4.48%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A fraction like 18/402, or about 4.48%, could describe a small part of a larger group in everyday life. For example, it might represent 18 defective items out of 402 products, 18 rainy days in a year, or 18 students out of 402 who participate in a certain activity.
To picture 4.48%, imagine about 4 or 5 people in every group of 100. It is a little less than 5%, so in a group of 400, you would expect roughly 18 people rather than 20.
A common mistake is to treat 4.48% as if it were 44.8%, which is ten times larger. Another point of confusion is forgetting that the fraction is already in reduced form only if its numerator and denominator share no common factor; here, 18 and 402 can both be divided by 6, so the fraction can also be written as 3/67.
