6/80 = 7.5%
A value like 7.5% might show up in a store discount, a survey result, or the share of students who chose a certain option. For example, it could describe how many people in a group of 80 prefer a particular snack.
To picture it quickly, imagine a grid of 100 squares with about 7 or 8 shaded in. It’s a little less than one-tenth of the whole.
One common mix-up is thinking 7.5% means 7.5 out of every 10; it means 7.5 out of every 100. The decimal point matters, so it’s smaller than 10%.
