The fraction 17/82 is equal to 20.73% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that if you had 82 items and selected 17 of them, you'd have chosen about one-fifth or 20% of the total. It's a bit more than 20%, but not quite 21%.
In everyday situations, you might encounter this fraction or percentage when dealing with things like test scores, sales figures, or statistics. For example, if 17 out of 82 students passed a difficult exam, you could say that 20.73% of the class succeeded. This percentage gives a clearer picture of the proportion than the fraction alone, especially when comparing it to other results or benchmarks.
