6.67% is what you get when you turn the fraction 2⁄30 into a percent. It’s a quick way to see how big the part is compared to a whole.
The fraction 2⁄30 can also be reduced to 1⁄15, which still represents the same portion of a whole. Whether you write it as 2⁄30 or 1⁄15, the size of the part doesn’t change—it’s still that 6.67 % of the whole.
Seeing the percentage helps when you compare it to other numbers. For example, if you have a class of 30 students and 2 of them get a perfect score, you can say that about 6.67% of the class earned the top mark.
In everyday use, percentages are often easier to understand than fractions. So remembering that 2⁄30 equals 6.67% can make it simpler to talk about small parts of a larger group.
