20/56 as a percentage is 35.71%. This fraction simplifies to a decimal that, when multiplied by 100, gives the rounded percent you see here. It’s a handy way to understand the size of the part compared to a whole.
The fraction 20/56 can also be reduced to 5/14, which still represents the same amount. Whether you work with the original numbers or the reduced form, the percentage stays the same.
Seeing the percent makes it easier to compare this value to other percentages, like 25% or 50%. It tells you that the fraction is a little more than one‑third of a whole.
In everyday situations, you might use 35.71% to describe a portion of a group, a score on a test, or any other scenario where a part of a total is needed in percent form.
