38.78% is the percentage equivalent of the fraction 38/98.
The fraction 38/98 can be simplified a little, but its decimal form still points to a value just under 40 percent. This means that if you had 98 equal parts of something, 38 of those parts would represent about 38.78 percent of the whole.
In everyday terms, think of a pizza cut into 98 slices. If you ate 38 slices, you would have consumed roughly 38.78 % of the pizza. It’s a handy way to understand how a fraction translates into a more familiar percentage.
Remember that percentages are just another way to talk about parts of a whole, so 38.78% tells you the same information as the fraction 38/98, just in a format many people find easier to compare.