20/54 as a percentage is 37.04%. This rounded figure gives you a quick sense of how large the fraction is compared to a whole.
The fraction 20/54 can be simplified to 10/27, which is still an uncommon ratio. Even without simplifying, the decimal form is about 0.3704, and the percentage tells you that it represents a little more than one‑third of 100%.
In everyday situations, you might see this percentage when comparing parts of a group, like 20 out of 54 students who passed a test. Knowing the percent makes it easier to communicate the result to people who think in terms of “out of 100.”
