The fraction 16/61 is equal to 26.23% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that if you had 61 items and selected 16 of them, you'd have about 26% of the total. It's a bit more than a quarter but not quite as much as a third of the whole.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction when dealing with statistics or probabilities. For example, if 16 out of 61 people in a survey preferred a certain product, you could say that 26.23% of the respondents liked that item. This percentage gives a clearer picture of the proportion compared to just using the fraction alone.