498/600 = 83%
A value like 498/600, or 83%, might describe a test score, survey result, or the portion of students who turned in an assignment. It shows that most of the total was included, approved, or completed.
To picture 83% quickly, imagine 100 squares with 83 shaded and 17 left blank. You can also estimate it as a little more than four-fifths, since four-fifths is 80%.
A common mistake is to think 83% means 83 items instead of 83 out of every 100. The actual number of items depends on the total, so 83% of 600 is different from 83% of 60.
