8/28 expressed as a percentage is 28.57%. This number tells you how much of a whole the fraction represents when you think in terms of parts per hundred.
The fraction 8/28 can be reduced to 2/7, which still equals the same part of a whole. Whether you write it as 8/28, 2/7, or 28.57%, the value doesn’t change—it’s just different ways to show the same amount.
Knowing the percentage makes it easy to compare with other numbers, like test scores or discounts. So when you see 28.57%, you know it’s the same as taking 8 parts out of 28 equal parts.
