69.44% is what you get when you turn the fraction 50/72 into a percentage. This number tells you how much of a whole 50 is compared to 72, expressed in a way that’s easy to understand at a glance.
The fraction 50/72 can be reduced to 25/36, which is still the same value. Seeing it as a percentage makes it simple to compare with other numbers, like test scores or discounts, because most people think in terms of “percent” rather than “fraction”.
When you see 69.44%, you know that the part represented by 50 out of 72 is a little more than two‑thirds of the whole. It’s a quick way to communicate the size of that portion without having to work with the original fraction.
