When you turn 38⁄58 into a percent, you get 65.52%. This rounded figure tells you how large the fraction is compared to a whole, using the familiar percent format.
The fraction 38⁄58 can be reduced to 19⁄29, which still represents the same part of a whole. Whether you write it as a fraction or a percentage, it describes the same proportion of something—just in two different ways.
Knowing the percent makes it easier to compare this value to other percentages you might see in everyday life, like discounts, test scores, or statistics. It’s a quick way to see that 38⁄58 is a little more than two‑thirds of a whole.