6/15 as a percentage is 40.00%. This value comes from simplifying the fraction and then expressing it in a form that’s easy to compare with whole numbers.
The fraction 6/15 can be reduced to 2/5, which represents two parts out of five equal parts. When you think of a whole as 100 %, each fifth is 20 %, so two of those parts make up 40 % of the whole.
In everyday situations, you might see this percentage when dealing with discounts, test scores, or any scenario where a part of a whole needs to be shown in a clear, visual way. Saying “40 %” instantly tells most people how large the portion is.
Remember that the 40.00% figure is rounded to two decimal places, so it’s a precise way to communicate the size of the fraction in everyday language.