43/42 = ≈102.38%
Rounded to 2 decimal places.
A value like 43/42 can show up when a measurement, budget, or goal ends up slightly higher than the original amount. For example, spending $43 on a plan that was expected to cost $42 means the result is 102.38% of the planned amount.
You can picture 43/42 as one whole group of 42 with 1 extra part added. Since the extra part is only 1 out of 42, it is a little more than 100%, but not by very much—roughly 2% more.
A common mistake is to treat 43/42 as if it were less than 1 because the numbers are close together. The numerator, 43, is actually larger than the denominator, 42, so the fraction is greater than one and represents more than 100%.
