5/30 = ≈16.67%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A value like 5/30, or about 16.67%, might show up when 5 out of 30 students choose the same lunch option. It could also describe 5 defective items in a batch of 30 or 5 rainy days during a 30-day month.
To picture 5/30 quickly, think of a group divided into six equal parts, since 30 can be split into six groups of 5. That means the fraction is about one-sixth, or a little less than one-fifth.
A common mistake is to think 5/30 is 5% because the numerator is 5. The denominator matters too: 5 out of 30 is much larger than 5 out of 100, so the percentage is closer to 17% than to 5%.
