100 squares = the whole = 100% 25% = 25 / 100 = one quarter
Shaded
25%
As a fraction
25/100
Of 200
50
25% of 200 = 25/100 × 200 = 50
Each tiny square is 1% — one part out of a hundred. Shade some in: the count of shaded squares is the percentage. A percentage of an amount is just that fraction of it.