24/42 as a percentage is 57.14%. This is the rounded value you’ll see most often when the fraction is expressed as a percent.
If you simplify the fraction first, 24 ÷ 6 = 4 and 42 ÷ 6 = 7, so 24/42 reduces to 4/7. The reduced form makes it easier to see the size of the fraction at a glance.
In everyday situations, you might use 57.14% to describe a part of a whole, such as a test score, a survey result, or a portion of a budget. It tells you that a little more than half of the total is represented.
Remember, whether you write the value as a fraction (4/7) or a percentage (57.14%), you’re describing the same proportion in two different ways.
