32/33 as a percentage is 96.97%. This means the fraction is just a little bit shy of a whole, or 100 %. When you see the number 96.97 % you know it represents a value that is very close to one whole part.
The fraction 32/33 shows that 32 parts are taken out of a total of 33 equal parts. Because the numerator is only one less than the denominator, the value is almost 1, which is why the percentage is so high.
In everyday terms, if you had 33 pieces of something and you kept 32 of them, you would have kept about 97 % of the whole. That’s a useful way to picture the size of the fraction.
Remember, writing a fraction as a percentage just gives you a quick sense of how large it is compared to a full unit, and 96.97% tells you it’s almost completely there.
