8/73 as a percentage is 10.96%. This tiny fraction shows up in everyday situations where a small part of a whole matters, like the share of a class that scored a particular grade or the portion of a budget allocated to a specific item.
The fraction 8/73 means you have eight pieces out of a total of seventy‑three. Even though the numbers look a bit odd, the value is less than one‑tenth of the whole, which is why its percentage is just a little above 10%.
When you see 10.96% on a report or a chart, you can think of it as the same thing as 8/73. It’s a quick way to understand how a small segment compares to the entire group without having to count each piece.
Remember, using percentages like this makes it easier to compare different sizes, especially when the denominators (the total numbers) are not the same. It turns a fraction into a common language we all understand.