96/97 as a percentage is 98.97%. This number tells you how close the fraction is to a whole one, and the rounded value makes it easy to read.
The fraction 96/97 is just a little bit less than 1. When you think of it on a number line, it sits right next to the number 1, showing that it represents a very high proportion of the whole.
Because the percentage is so high, you’ll often see this kind of value when something is almost complete—like a test score where only one question was missed out of 97.
In everyday language, saying something is 98.97% complete is a quick way to say it’s practically finished, with only a tiny part left over.
