The fraction 33/87 is equal to 37.93% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that 33/87 represents about 38% of a whole, or just over one-third. It's a bit larger than one-third (33.33%) but not quite as much as two-fifths (40%).
In everyday situations, you might come across this percentage in various contexts. For example, if 33 out of 87 students in a school passed a test, you could say that 37.93% of the students were successful. Or if a store sold 33 items out of their stock of 87, they would have sold 37.93% of their inventory. This fraction and its equivalent percentage can be useful for understanding parts of a whole in many real-world scenarios.