What is 22/46 as a percentage? It is 47.83%. This tells you that the fraction is just under half of a whole.
The fraction 22/46 can be reduced to 11/23, which is a common way to see how close it is to ½. When you think of 50%, 47.83% is only a little bit smaller, so you can picture it as slightly less than one half of anything you measure.
In everyday situations, using the percentage makes it easier to compare numbers. For example, if you scored 22 out of 46 points on a test, you earned about 47.83% of the total possible points.
