The fraction 48/61 is equal to 78.69% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that if you had 61 items and took 48 of them, you'd have about 79% of the total. It's a bit more than three-quarters but not quite four-fifths of the whole.
In everyday situations, you might see this fraction pop up in various contexts. For example, if 48 out of 61 students passed a test, you could say the pass rate was roughly 79%. Or if a basketball player made 48 out of 61 free throw attempts in a season, their free throw percentage would be about 79% as well. This percentage is useful for quickly understanding how much of something is being represented by the fraction.
