what percentage is 1 out of every 6
To get the answer, you can divide 1 by 6.
1/6 = 0.16666666666666... (It keeps repeating)
If you round the answer to the nearest hundreth place it would be 0.17
To make it into a percent, multiply 0.17 by 100.
0.17 x 100 = 17%