When you turn 24/88 into a percent, you get 27.27%. This is the rounded value you’ll see most often, and it tells you that the fraction is a little more than a quarter of a whole.
The fraction 24/88 can be simplified to 3/11, which is a tidy way to see the same size without using big numbers. Both the simplified fraction and the percentage describe the same portion of a whole.
In everyday situations, you might use 27.27% to compare parts of a group, like saying about 27 out of every 100 items belong to a certain category. It’s a quick, easy-to‑read way to understand the size of the fraction.
