Let’s take a quick look at the fraction 22/89. When you change it to a percent, it comes out to 24.72%. This is the rounded value you’ll see most often in tables or quick calculations.
The fraction 22/89 is a repeating decimal that goes on forever: 0.247191011… The repeat length is 44 digits, which is why the exact percentage is a long string of numbers. When we round it to two decimal places, we get the tidy 24.72% you can use in everyday math.
Because the number is close to a quarter, it’s handy for estimating parts of a whole. For example, if you have 89 items and you need about a quarter of them, you can think of 22 items, which is roughly 24.72% of the total. This makes the fraction useful in quick mental calculations and simple budgeting.
