47/100 = 47%
The fraction 47/100, or 47%, can describe many everyday situations. For example, a survey might show that 47 out of 100 people prefer one choice, or a student might answer 47 out of 100 questions correctly.
You can picture 47% as almost half, but a little less. On a group of 100 objects, imagine shading 47 of them; on a smaller group, estimate by thinking of half and adjusting slightly downward.
A common mistake is treating 47% as more than half because it is close to 50%. It is actually 3 percentage points below half, so in a group of 100, it represents three fewer items than 50.
