98.77% is the percentage equivalent of the fraction 80/81. This number shows just how close the fraction is to a whole.
The fraction 80/81 means you have 80 parts out of a total of 81 equal parts. Since there is only one part missing, the value is very near 1, which is why the percentage is almost 100%.
In everyday life, you might see this kind of ratio when something is almost complete, like a project that is 80 out of 81 tasks finished. Saying it’s 98.77% done gives a clear, quick picture of how little is left.
Because the percentage is so high, it’s often used to express high reliability or quality, such as a product that passes 80 out of 81 quality checks. It tells people the result is practically perfect without being exactly 100%.