22/44 = 50%
A fraction like 22/44 represents 50%, or half of a whole. You might see this in everyday life when half the students in a class bring lunch from home, half a battery remains, or half of a pizza is still available.
You can picture 22/44 quickly by imagining two equal groups, with one group shaded or selected. Since the top number is half of the bottom number, you can estimate it as “about half” at a glance.
A common mistake is thinking 22/44 is a little less than half because both numbers seem large. The actual size of the numbers does not matter as much as the relationship between them, so this fraction still represents exactly one-half.
