The fraction 17/34 is equal to 50.00%. This means that when you turn the fraction into a percent, you get exactly half, shown with two decimal places.
If you simplify 17/34, you divide both the top and bottom by 17 and get 1/2. That’s why the percentage is exactly 50 %, because one half of any whole is always fifty percent.
Seeing 17/34 as a percent can be handy in everyday situations, like comparing scores, splitting a bill, or measuring parts of a whole. It’s a quick way to understand that the fraction represents an even split.
