The fraction 82/84 as a percentage is 97.62%. It’s a high number, showing that the fraction is very close to a whole.
When you simplify 82/84, you get 41/42. This reduced form makes it clear that the fraction is just one part short of the full value of 1 (or 100%).
Because it’s so near to 100%, this ratio can be useful for expressing things like success rates, efficiency, or quality scores where you want to highlight how close you are to perfection.
In everyday language, you can say something like “We achieved 97.62% of our goal,” and most people will instantly understand that it’s an excellent result.
