The fraction 20/42 is equal to 47.62% when converted to a percentage. This means that if you had 42 items and selected 20 of them, you'd have chosen about 47.62% of the total. It's a bit less than half, which would be 50%.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage. For example, if 20 out of 42 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 47.62% of the class succeeded. Or if you completed 20 out of 42 tasks on your to-do list, you'd have finished 47.62% of your work. It's a handy way to express parts of a whole in a format that's easy to understand and compare.
