38/42 as a percentage is 90.48%. This number comes from the fraction 38 divided by 42, which is a little less than one whole, so the percentage is just under 100%.
If you simplify the fraction, 38/42 reduces to 19/21. That simplified form still represents the same value, and when you look at it as a decimal it is about 0.9048, which is where the 90.48% comes from after rounding to two decimal places.
Knowing this percentage can be handy in everyday situations, like figuring out how much of a class has finished a project or what portion of a budget is used. It’s a quick way to understand a part‑to‑whole relationship without dealing with fractions directly.
