Here we will explain, calculate, and show you what fraction of a circle 55 degrees is. More specifically, if you draw two lines from the center of a circle, creating 55 degrees, what will the area between the lines be as a fraction of the whole circle?
A full turn on a circle is 360 degrees. Therefore, to calculate what fraction of a circle any number of degrees is, you can simply put the number of degrees over 360.
When we put 55 over 360 and simplify if necessary, we get the answer to "What fraction of a circle is 55 degrees?" as follows:
degrees/360 = fraction
55/360 = 11/72
55 degrees = 11/72
Below is an illustration showing you what 55 degrees and 11/72 of a circle looks like.
To create the illustration above showing you 55 degrees, we first drew a circle and then drew two lines from the center, separated by 55 degrees. The slice that the two lines create inside the circle is 11/72 of the circle.
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