humana inc .
notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) value , or the excess of the market value over the exercise or purchase price , of stock options exercised and restricted stock awards vested during the period .
the actual tax benefit realized for the deductions taken on our tax returns from option exercises and restricted stock vesting totaled $ 16.3 million in 2009 , $ 16.9 million in 2008 , and $ 48.0 million in 2007 .
there was no capitalized stock-based compensation expense .
the stock plans provide that one restricted share is equivalent to 1.7 stock options .
at december 31 , 2009 , there were 12818855 shares reserved for stock award plans , including 4797304 shares of common stock available for future grants assuming all stock options or 2821944 shares available for future grants assuming all restricted shares .
stock options stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the average market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant .
our stock plans , as approved by the board of directors and stockholders , define average market value as the average of the highest and lowest stock prices reported by the new york stock exchange on a given date .
exercise provisions vary , but most options vest in whole or in part 1 to 3 years after grant and expire 7 to 10 years after grant .
upon grant , stock options are assigned a fair value based on the black-scholes valuation model .
compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period , generally the total vesting period , for the entire award .
for stock options granted on or after january 1 , 2010 to retirement eligible employees , the compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the requisite service period or the period from the date of grant to an employee 2019s eligible retirement date .
the weighted-average fair value of each option granted during 2009 , 2008 , and 2007 is provided below .
the fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the black-scholes pricing model with the weighted-average assumptions indicated below: .

2009
2008
2007
weighted-average fair value at grant date
$ 14.24
$ 17.95
$ 21.07
expected option life ( years )
4.6
5.1
4.8
expected volatility
39.2% ( 39.2 % )
28.2% ( 28.2 % )
28.9% ( 28.9 % )
risk-free interest rate at grant date
1.9% ( 1.9 % )
2.9% ( 2.9 % )
4.5% ( 4.5 % )
dividend yield
none
none
none

when valuing employee stock options , we stratify the employee population into three homogenous groups that historically have exhibited similar exercise behaviors .
these groups are executive officers , directors , and all other employees .
we value the stock options based on the unique assumptions for each of these employee groups .
we calculate the expected term for our employee stock options based on historical employee exercise behavior and base the risk-free interest rate on a traded zero-coupon u.s .
treasury bond with a term substantially equal to the option 2019s expected term .
the volatility used to value employee stock options is based on historical volatility .
we calculate historical volatility using a simple-average calculation methodology based on daily price intervals as measured over the expected term of the option. .

Question: what was the percent of the change of the expected volatility from 2008 to 2009
Answer: 39%
Explanation: the expected volatility increased by 39% from 2008 to 2009
Calculation: subtract(39.2, 28.2), divide(#0, 28.2)