The fraction 16/30 is equal to 53.33% when converted to a percentage. This means that if you had 30 items and took 16 of them, you'd have about 53% of the total. It's a bit more than half, but not quite as much as 55%.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage. For example, if 16 out of 30 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 53.33% of the class succeeded. Or if you completed 16 pages of a 30-page book, you'd be 53.33% of the way through. It's a handy number to know for quick mental math when dealing with parts of a whole.
