The fraction 42/80 is equal to 52.50% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that 42 out of 80 parts represent just over half of the total. It's a bit more than 50%, but not quite as much as 55%.
In everyday situations, you might come across this fraction or percentage in various contexts. For example, if 42 out of 80 students in a class passed a test, you could say that 52.50% of the class succeeded. Or if you completed 42 pages of an 80-page book, you'd be 52.50% of the way through. This fraction and its percentage equivalent are useful for expressing parts of a whole in different formats.
