You might wonder what 24/44 looks like in percent. It is 54.55%. This is the rounded value you get when you change the fraction into a percentage with two decimal places.
The fraction 24/44 can be simplified by dividing both numbers by their greatest common factor, giving you 6/11. Even after simplifying, the value stays the same, so 6/11 is just another way to write 24/44.
Knowing the percentage helps when you compare parts of a whole. For example, if you have a class of 44 students and 24 of them passed a test, you can say that about 54.55% of the class succeeded. This makes it easy to understand the result at a glance.
