36/73 as a percentage is 49.32%. This value tells you that the fraction is just under one‑half when you look at it as part of a whole.
The fraction 36/73 cannot be reduced any further, so it stays exactly the same. When you picture 73 equal pieces, 36 of those pieces are shaded, which is a little less than half of the total.
Because 49.32% is close to 50%, you can use this number to estimate situations where you need a rough half. For example, if you have 73 tickets and you sell 36, you have sold about half of them.
Remember that the percentage is rounded to two decimal places, so the true value is a tiny bit more precise than the 49.32% you see here. This makes it easy to compare the fraction with other percentages in everyday problems.
