The fraction 42/58 can be expressed as a percentage: 72.41%. This percentage is rounded to the nearest two decimal places for simplicity. When we think about fractions as parts of a whole, 42/58 represents a significant portion, just over seven-tenths of the total.
To put this into perspective, imagine a pizza cut into 58 slices. If you were to take 42 of those slices, you'd have about 72% of the entire pizza. This fraction is pretty close to three-quarters, which would be 75%. It's a substantial amount, whether you're talking about pizza, test scores, or any other measurement where you might use fractions or percentages.
