6/30 as a percentage is 20.00%. This number tells you how much of a whole the fraction represents when you look at it in terms of hundredths.
The fraction 6/30 can be reduced to 1/5, which means one part out of five equal parts. When you think of a whole as 100 %, each of those five parts is worth 20 %, so the fraction corresponds exactly to 20.00%.
You’ll see this kind of percentage in everyday situations—like a discount of 20 % off a price, a test score where you get 20 % of the total points, or a recipe that calls for 20 % of a certain ingredient. It’s a simple way to compare parts of a whole.
