5/42 = ≈11.9%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A value like 5/42 can show up when 5 out of 42 people in a group choose the same option. For example, it could represent the share of students who ride the bus, customers who prefer a certain product, or survey respondents who give a particular answer—about 11.9%.
To picture 5/42 quickly, imagine dividing a group of 42 objects into equal parts and selecting just 5 of them. It is a little less than one-eighth, since one-eighth is 12.5%, so 5/42 is close to 12% but slightly smaller.
A common mistake is to round 5/42 to 10% just because 5 seems small compared with 42. Another point of confusion is treating it as 5 out of 40, which would be 12.5% and noticeably higher than the actual value.
