The fraction 21/50 is equal to 42.00% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that 21 out of 50 parts represent 42% of the whole. It's a bit less than half, which would be 25/50 or 50%.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage in various contexts. For example, if 21 out of 50 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 42.00% of the class succeeded. Similarly, if you completed 21 out of 50 tasks on your to-do list, you'd have finished 42.00% of your work. This fraction and its percentage equivalent are useful for expressing parts of a whole in different formats.