The fraction 5/98 can be expressed as a percentage, which is 5.10% when rounded to the nearest two decimal places. This percentage represents the portion of 5 out of a total of 98 parts. It's a relatively small percentage, indicating that 5/98 is less than one-tenth of the whole.
To put this in perspective, if you had a large pizza cut into 98 slices and took 5 of those slices, you'd have about 5.10% of the entire pizza. This fraction and its equivalent percentage might come up in various real-world situations, such as calculating small proportions or representing minor parts of a larger whole.