44/72 as a percentage is 61.11%. This value comes from simplifying the fraction and then expressing it in percent form, rounded to two decimal places.
The fraction 44/72 can also be reduced to its simplest terms, which is 11/18. Whether you look at it as 44 out of 72 or 11 out of 18, the proportion stays the same.
In everyday situations, saying “about 61%” is often enough, but the more precise figure of 61.11% gives a clearer picture when exactness matters.
Remember, percentages are just another way to talk about parts of a whole, and 44/72 shows that a little more than half of the whole is being considered.