Answer
20 %
Work Step by Step
what percent of 40 is 8 ?
what percent is percent
40 is base
8 is amount
$\frac{8}{40}$=$\frac{p}{100}$ set cross product equal
40$\times$ p = 8 $\times$ 100 Multiply
40p= 800 divide both sides by 40
$\frac{40p}{40}$ = $\frac{800}{40}$
p= 20
8 is 20 % of 40.
