To solve this problem, we must first create a fraction that represents these two values which we can then turn into a percentage. Because 89.6 is a part of the whole value of 97, we should make 89.6 the numerator or top value of our fraction and 97 the denominator, or bottom value of our fraction. This is shown below:
89.6/97
To find the percentage, we must first find the decimal equivalent, which can be found by simply dividing the fraction (dividing the numerator by the denominator which will yield a value less than one).
89.6/97 = 0.9237113402
Because percentages are portions out of 100, we must multiply this decimal by 100 (or move the decimal point two places to the right) in order to find the percentage.
0.9237113402 * 100 ≈ 92.37%
Therefore, your answer is that 89.6 is approximately 92.37% of 97.
Hope this helps!