8/35 as a percentage is 22.86%. This is the decimal result you get when you compare the part (8) to the whole (35) and express it as a percent.
The fraction 8/35 shows a small part of a whole. It means you have 8 pieces out of a total of 35 equal pieces. In everyday life, you might see this when you split a pizza into 35 slices and take 8 of them.
Knowing the percentage (22.86%) makes it easier to compare this fraction with other numbers, because percentages are familiar to most people. You can quickly see that 8/35 is less than a quarter of the whole, since 25% would be a larger share.
When you need to round the percentage, 22.86% is already rounded to two decimal places, which is precise enough for most school projects and simple calculations.