What is 42/52 as a percentage? It is 80.77% when rounded to two decimal places.
The fraction 42/52 can be simplified by dividing both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. This gives the reduced fraction 21/26. Even in its simplest form, the value stays the same as the original.
Seeing a percentage like 80.77% helps you understand the proportion quickly. For example, if you have 52 items and 42 of them are green, about 81 out of every 100 items would be green in a larger collection.
Remember, whenever you need to compare parts of a whole, converting the fraction to a percentage—like 80.77%—makes the comparison easy to read and share.
