10/72 as a percentage is 13.89%. This fraction is a small part of a whole, and the percentage gives an easy way to see just how small it is.
When you look at 10 out of 72 pieces, you can think of it as roughly one out of every seven parts. In everyday terms, that’s like getting 13.89 cents for every dollar you spend.
The decimal form of this fraction is 0.1389, which matches the percentage when you move the decimal two places to the right.
Remember, percentages are just another way to talk about fractions, so 10/72 and 13.89% are saying the same thing in different languages.
