5/15 as a percentage is 33.33%. This fraction simplifies to 1/3, which is a common way to represent one part out of three equal parts. Seeing it as a percentage makes it easier to compare with other numbers that are already in percent form.
In everyday life, you might encounter this ratio when splitting a pizza into three slices and taking one slice, or when dividing a budget into three equal sections and allocating one part to a specific expense. Thinking of it as 33.33% helps you quickly gauge the portion without doing any math.
Because the exact value repeats (0.333…), we round it to two decimal places for simplicity. Using 33.33% gives a clear, concise picture of the fraction’s size in everyday terms.
