98/100 = 98%
A value of 98/100, or 98%, might describe a phone battery that’s almost full or a student’s score on a test. You might also see it in a survey when nearly everyone gives the same answer.
To picture it quickly, imagine a grid with 100 squares and shade 98 of them. Only two squares would remain unshaded, so the amount is very close to the whole grid.
One common confusion is thinking 98% means exactly 98 out of every 100 people in every situation. It describes a share of a particular whole, and that whole could be people, points, or something else.
