The fraction 19/42 expressed as a percentage is 45.24%. This number tells you how much of a whole 19 parts out of 42 represent when you look at it on a 100‑point scale.
In everyday terms, if you had 42 pieces of candy and ate 19 of them, you would have eaten about 45 % of the candy. The fraction can also be simplified to a decimal (0.4524) before turning it into the percentage, but the final result stays the same.
Knowing this percentage helps when you compare different parts of a whole. For example, if another group ate 30 out of 60 pieces, they would have a percentage of 50 %, which is a bit higher than the 45.24 % from 19/42. This makes it easy to see which portion is larger without doing the fraction math each time.
