What percentage does 3 out of 12 represent?

What percentage does 3 out of 12 represent?

• A. 15%
• B. 25%
• C. 33%
• D. 40%

Answer: (B)

A percentage is a way to express a part of a whole as a number out of 100. Here the part is 3 and the whole is 12. Divide: 3 ÷ 12 = 0.25, then multiply by 100 to convert to a percent: 0.25 × 100 = 25%. Since 3 is one quarter of 12, it corresponds to 25%. The other options don’t fit because they would represent different fractions of 12: 15% would be 1.8 out of 12, about 33% would be one-third (4 out of 12), and 40% would be 4.8 out of 12.

A percentage is a way to express a part of a whole as a number out of 100. Here the part is 3 and the whole is 12. Divide: 3 ÷ 12 = 0.25, then multiply by 100 to convert to a percent: 0.25 × 100 = 25%. Since 3 is one quarter of 12, it corresponds to 25%.

The other options don’t fit because they would represent different fractions of 12: 15% would be 1.8 out of 12, about 33% would be one-third (4 out of 12), and 40% would be 4.8 out of 12.