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The answer depends on "instead of WHAT?"


Rational fractions, percentages and decimal fractions are fractions: they are simply different ways of representing parts of a whole. So the choice cannot be between these. If the choice is between fractions and whole numbers, the answer is depends on the degree of accuracy required and the units in use. For example, if measuring your height, a whole number of centimetres would be appropriate but for metres, you would want fractional values (to hundredths of a metre).


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