16/48 as a percentage is 33.33%. This simple fraction reduces to a clean third, which means one part out of three, and that's why the percent looks like a third of a whole.
The fraction 16/48 can also be written as 1/3 after simplifying, and it represents the same proportion in different forms. Whether you see it on a chart, a recipe, or a test question, it always means the same amount of the whole.
Knowing that 33.33% is the percent version helps you compare it quickly with other percentages, like 25% or 50%. It’s a handy way to see that the fraction takes up about one‑third of any total.
