8/40 as a percentage is 20.00%. This means that the fraction represents one‑fifth of a whole, and when we look at it in terms of percent, it comes out to exactly twenty percent.
The fraction 8/40 can be simplified to 1/5, which is an easy way to see that it is a small, clean part of a whole. In everyday language, you can think of it as “20 out of every 100” or simply “twenty percent.”
Knowing the percentage helps when comparing sizes or working with data. For example, if you have a group of 40 items and you pick 8, you have taken 20 % of the group. This simple relationship makes it quick to estimate and communicate the proportion.
