The fraction 18/71 is equal to 25.35% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that 18 out of 71 parts represents about a quarter of the whole. It's a bit more than one-fourth but not quite as much as one-third of the total.
In everyday situations, you might encounter this fraction or percentage in various contexts. For example, if 18 out of 71 students in a class prefer chocolate ice cream, you could say that 25.35% of the class likes chocolate best. Or if you're looking at sales data and 18 out of 71 customers bought a certain product, you'd know that 25.35% of your customers chose that item.
