The fraction 8/87 as a percentage is 9.20%. This small number shows how a tiny part of a whole can be expressed in a way that’s easy to compare with other percentages.
When you look at 8 parts out of 87, you see a fraction that’s less than one‑tenth. Writing it as a percentage makes it clear that it’s just under ten percent of the total.
Because the exact value has many decimal places, we round it to two decimal places for simplicity. That’s why you see 9.20% instead of a longer string of numbers.
In everyday use, percentages like this help when you need to talk about small portions—whether it’s a grade, a discount, or a statistic. It’s a quick way to understand the size of a part compared to the whole.
