They are simply different ways of representing numbers.
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5% = 0.05 = 1/20
2.5% = 0.025 as a decimal. As a fraction, 25/1000 = 1/40
25% = 1/4 as a fraction or 0.25 as a decimal
0.25 as a decimal, and 1/4 as a percentage.
They can show the same number, just in different ways. You can convert fractions into decimals or decimals into fractions.