85/87 as a percentage is 97.70%. This number shows that the fraction is very close to a whole, just a little shy of 100%.
When you see a percentage like 97.70%, it tells you that for every 100 parts, about 98 of them are present. In practical terms, if you had 87 items and kept 85 of them, you’d have kept almost all of them.
The figure is rounded to two decimal places, so the exact value might be a tiny fraction different, but for everyday use 97.70% is clear and easy to understand.
