The fraction 21/44 is equal to 47.73% when converted to a percentage. This means that if you had 44 equal parts of something and took 21 of those parts, you'd have about 47.73% of the whole. It's a bit less than half, which would be 50%.
In everyday life, you might see this fraction or percentage used in various situations. For example, if 21 out of 44 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 47.73% of the class passed. Or if a store sold 21 out of 44 items in stock, they'd have sold about 47.73% of their inventory. This fraction and its percentage equivalent can be useful for understanding parts of a whole in many different contexts.
