What is 1/58 as a percentage? It is 1.72% (rounded to two decimal places). This tiny slice shows how small a single part can be when a whole is split into 58 equal pieces. Seeing it as a percentage makes it easier to compare with other numbers you might encounter in everyday life.
The fraction 1/58 represents one out of fifty‑eight parts, which is less than one half, one third, and even one tenth. In decimal form it is about 0.0172, and when we talk about it in terms of a whole, that tiny value turns into 1.72 percent of the total.
You might run into this kind of fraction in statistics, such as a survey where only 1 out of 58 respondents chose a particular answer. Knowing that this equals 1.72% helps you quickly gauge how uncommon that choice is without doing the math each time.
