5/20 = 25%
A value like 5/20, or 25%, can show up in everyday life when a store takes a quarter off the price of an item. It can also describe one out of every four people choosing the same option in a survey.
A quick way to picture 25% is to imagine a shape split into four equal parts, with one part shaded. For a rough estimate, think “about one in four” or “a quarter of the whole.”
One common mix-up is thinking that 25% means 25 out of every 20, rather than 25 out of every 100. It’s also easy to confuse a 25% discount with paying only 25% of the original price; a discount means you pay the rest.
