The fraction 18/55 is equal to 32.73% when converted to a percentage. This means that if you had 55 items and selected 18 of them, you'd have chosen about a third of the total. It's a bit less than one-third, which would be 33.33%.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage. For example, if 18 out of 55 students in a class got an A on a test, you could say that 32.73% of the class aced it. Or if you're looking at a sale where 18 out of every 55 items are discounted, you'd know that roughly a third of the store's products are on sale.
