8/10 = 80%
A value like 8/10, or 80%, shows up in everyday life when a store advertises a sale or a student gets most of the questions right on a quiz. It can also describe how full a phone battery or a water bottle is.
To picture 80%, imagine a row of 10 equal boxes with 8 filled in. It’s a little less than all the way, with 2 boxes still empty.
One common mistake is treating 80% as the same as 80 percentage points, especially when comparing changes in percentages. Also, 8/10 is equal to 4/5, so the same amount can be written in different fraction forms.
