2/97 as a percentage is 2.06%. This tiny slice of a whole shows how a small numerator can make a very small part when the denominator is large.
The fraction 2/97 is already in its simplest form because 2 and 97 share no common factors other than 1. It can be useful when you need to split something into 97 equal pieces and take just two of them.
In everyday life, numbers like 2/97 might appear in statistics, such as a rare event happening only twice out of 97 trials. Seeing it as 2.06% makes the rarity easy to understand at a glance.
Even though the percentage is low, it still represents a real portion. Knowing both the fraction and its percentage helps you communicate the size of the part in different ways.
