4/16 = 25%
The fraction 4/16, or 25%, can show up in everyday life when one out of every four items has a certain feature. For example, if 4 of 16 students walk to school, walkers make up this share of the group.
To picture 25% quickly, imagine a square divided into four equal parts with one part shaded. You can also think of a quarter of a pizza, a dollar, or an hour.
A common mistake is thinking that 4/16 is larger than 25% because both numbers in the fraction seem fairly big. Since the numerator is one-fourth of the denominator, the value is only one quarter of the whole.
