The fraction 26/55 is equal to 47.27% when converted to a percentage. This means that if you had 55 items and selected 26 of them, you'd have chosen about 47% of the total. It's a bit less than half, but pretty close to it.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage in various contexts. For example, if 26 out of 55 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 47.27% of the class succeeded. Or if a store sold 26 out of 55 available products, they'd have sold about 47% of their inventory. It's a handy way to express parts of a whole in terms that are easier for most people to understand quickly.
