Tom caught 4 fish and his son 12 fish. What percent of Tom’s catch was his son’s catch? What percent of the total number of fish did Tom catch?

So you divide 4 by 12 and get .333 (repeated), which is about 33%. This is the first answer.

This is the second answer. You then add 4 and 12 to get the total, which is 16. Then get 4 and divided it by 16, and the decimal will be .25, which is 25%.