71/86 equals 82.56%. This is the rounded percentage you get when you compare the fraction to a whole.
The fraction 71/86 shows that 71 parts out of a total of 86 are being considered. It’s a little more than four‑fifths of the whole amount.
When you think of it as a percent, you can see that the value is close to 83 %. That means if you had 100 units, about 83 of them would be the same size as the 71 parts in the original fraction.
Both the fraction and its percentage are useful ways to talk about the same quantity, depending on whether you prefer a ratio or a percent.
