20/55 as a percentage is 36.36%. This value tells you how large the fraction is compared to a whole, using the familiar percent format.
The fraction 20/55 can be reduced to 4/11, which is still the same proportion of a whole. Whether you write it as 20/55, 4/11, or 36.36%, the meaning stays consistent: a little more than one‑third of the total.
Knowing the percentage makes it easy to compare this part to other percentages, like 25% or 50%. It’s a quick way to see that 20/55 is larger than a quarter but smaller than a half of any whole.
