34/70 expressed as a percentage is 48.57%. This value tells you that the fraction is just under half when you look at it on a scale of 100.
The fraction 34/70 can be reduced to 17/35, which still represents the same part of a whole. In everyday terms, it’s a little less than one‑half of whatever you’re measuring.
Knowing the percentage makes it easy to compare with other numbers. For example, 48.57% shows that the fraction is close to 50%, so you can quickly gauge its size without doing extra math.