The fraction 31/78 can be expressed as a percentage, which is 39.74% when rounded to two decimal places. This percentage represents the portion of 31 parts out of a total of 78 parts. It's a way to show the fraction as a part of 100, making it easier to understand and compare with other values.
When we see 39.74%, we can think of it as just under 40% or about two-fifths of the whole. This means that 31/78 is slightly less than half of the total. In everyday situations, we might use this percentage to describe things like the chance of an event happening, a portion of a group, or a part of a whole object or quantity.