Question

75% of 8y is what number

Answer 1

Perecent means parts out of 100
'of' means multiply

75% of 8y means
75/100 times 8y=
3/4 times 8y=
24y/4=6y

answer is 6y

Answer 2

$p\%=\dfrac{p}{100}\\\\75\%=\dfrac{75}{100}=\dfrac{75:25}{100:25}=\dfrac{3}{4}\\\\75\%\ of\ 8y\ is\ \dfrac{3}{4}\cdot8y=3\cdot2y=6y$