5/11 as a percentage is 45.45%. This is the rounded value you get when you turn the fraction into a percent.
The fraction 5/11 means five parts out of eleven equal parts. If you picture a pizza cut into 11 slices, taking 5 slices gives you just under half of the whole pizza. In decimal form it is about 0.4545, which is why the percentage is close to 45 percent.
People often use 5/11 when they need a quick estimate that’s a little less than 50 %. It shows up in problems about sharing, probability, and even in some sports statistics where a team wins 5 out of 11 games. Knowing the percentage (45.45%) makes it easy to compare that result with other numbers expressed as percents.
