6/75 = 8%
A value like 6/75, or 8%, can show up in everyday situations such as a survey, a discount, or a school attendance record. For example, if 6 out of 75 students are absent, that group represents 8% of the students.
To picture 8% quickly, think of a group of 100 items with about 8 highlighted. It is a little less than one-tenth, so you can estimate it as a small but noticeable part of the whole.
A common mistake is to think 8% means 8 out of 75 instead of understanding that the fraction’s six parts out of 75 represent that percentage. It is also easy to confuse 8% with 80%, even though 80% describes most of a group.
