The fraction 85/87 is equal to 97.70% when converted to a percentage and rounded to two decimal places. This means that 85/87 represents a very large portion of a whole, just slightly less than 100%. It's a close approximation that's useful in many real-world situations where precision to the hundredth of a percent is sufficient.
In practical terms, 97.70% is almost the entire amount of something. If you had a jar that was 85/87 full, it would look nearly complete to most people. This fraction and percentage are often used in statistics, finance, and other fields where high proportions need to be expressed accurately but not necessarily to extreme precision.