33/71 expressed as a percentage is 46.48%. This rounded figure gives a quick sense of how large the fraction is compared to a whole.
The fraction 33/71 is a bit less than half, which is why the percentage is just under 50%. When you need to compare it to other values, thinking of it as 46.48 out of 100 can be more intuitive.
In everyday situations, such as calculating a discount or a test score, you can use this percentage directly. It tells you that for every 100 parts, about 46.48 of them are represented by the original fraction.