The fraction 12/57 is equal to 21.05% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that if you had 57 items and selected 12 of them, you'd be choosing about 21% of the total. It's a bit more than one-fifth of the whole, but not quite a quarter.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage when dealing with things like test scores, survey results, or even cooking measurements. For example, if 12 out of 57 people in a class passed a difficult exam, you could say that 21.05% of the students succeeded. This percentage gives a clearer picture of the proportion than the original fraction for most people.