Question

What is bigger 17.5% or 1/6

Answer 1

17.5% is bigger.....

Answer 2

Well if you plug 1/6 into the calculator it gives you the value of 0.166666667.
Then to make it a percentage you multiply it by 100
16.7% to 1 decimal place like the question

17.5% > 16.7%
Hence, 17.5% is bigger than 1/6