48/80 as a percentage is 60.00%. This fraction reduces neatly to a simple ratio, and the resulting percent shows that a little more than half of the whole is covered.
The fraction 48/80 can also be seen as 48 parts out of 80 equal parts. When you compare those parts to a full set of 100, you end up with the same 60 % value, just expressed in a different way.
Using 60.00% makes it easy to talk about the amount in everyday situations, like grading or budgeting, where percentages are the common language. It tells you that for every 100 units, 60 of them match the original 48/80 proportion.
