If you turn the fraction 44⁄45 into a percent, you get 97.78%. This number tells you how much of a whole 44 out of 45 represents.
The fraction 44⁄45 is very close to 1, which means it is almost the entire amount. In decimal form it is about 0.9778, so when you look at it as a percent it shows just under the full 100 %.
Because the percentage is rounded to two decimal places, the value 97.78% is a tidy way to express the fraction in everyday language. It’s useful when you need to compare parts of a whole quickly, such as in test scores or success rates.
In practical terms, saying something is 97.78 % complete sounds more intuitive than saying it’s 44⁄45 of the way there. This makes the fraction easy to understand for anyone, even at a middle‑school level.
