if we take 8 to be the 100%, what is 3 off of it in percentage?
[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll}
amount&\%\\
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8&100\\
3&p
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{8}{3}=\cfrac{100}{p}\implies p=\cfrac{3\cdot 100}{8}[/tex]
