3/16 = 18.75%
A value like 3/16 can show up when measuring materials, such as a board that is 3/16 of an inch thick. It can also describe a portion of a group, like 3 out of 16 students choosing the same option, which is 18.75%.
To picture 3/16 quickly, imagine a whole divided into 16 equal pieces and shade 3 of them. It is a little less than one-fifth, since one-fifth is 20%, so estimating it as about 19% is usually reasonable.
A common mistake is thinking that 3/16 is close to 3%, because the numerator is 3. The denominator matters too: 3 out of 16 is much larger than 3 out of 100.
