The fraction 16⁄59 works out to 27.12% when expressed as a percentage (rounded to two decimal places). This gives a quick sense of how big the part is compared to a whole.
In everyday terms, you can think of 27.12% as a little more than one‑quarter of something. If you had 59 pieces of candy and ate 16 of them, you’d have eaten about a quarter of the total.
Using percentages like this makes it easier to compare sizes. Whether you’re looking at test scores, discounts, or any other numbers, turning a fraction into a percent shows the share in a way most people understand right away.
