72/740 = ≈9.73%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A fraction like 72/740 might show up when 72 people out of 740 surveyed choose a certain option. That is about 9.73%, so it could describe a small group, such as customers who prefer a specific product or students who join a club.
To picture 72/740 quickly, think of 740 as about 700 and 72 as about 70. Since 70 is about one-tenth of 700, the fraction is close to 10%, just a little lower.
A common mistake is to read 9.73% as nearly 9.73 people out of every 100, since percentages describe parts of 100 rather than whole people. In a real group, the number of people may need to be rounded, so the exact count will not always match a percentage perfectly.
