360/600 = 60%
A fraction like 360/600, or 60%, can show up in everyday life when 360 out of 600 people choose the same option in a survey. It could also describe a sale, a test score, or how much of a project has been completed.
To picture 60% quickly, imagine a group of 10 equal parts with 6 shaded. It is more than half but clearly less than three-quarters, so you can estimate it as a little over the middle.
A common mistake is thinking 60% means 60 items no matter how large the total is. The percentage describes a portion of the whole, so 60% of 600 is very different from 60% of 100.
