44/56 expressed as a percentage is 78.57%. This number shows how much of a whole the fraction represents when we think in terms of hundredths.
If you simplify the fraction, 44/56 reduces to 11/14. Both fractions have the same value, so they will always turn into the same percentage, 78.57%, no matter which form you use.
Knowing the percentage makes it easy to compare the fraction with other values, like scores or measurements that are already given in percent. It’s a quick way to see that 44/56 is a little under four‑fifths of the whole.
