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%CPU Block=DMA Transfer Time /Total Transfer Time

How is this formula coming?

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%cpu block = $\frac{DMA time}{DMA time +CPU time}$ * 100

When DMA is transferring data BUS is occupied by DMA @time So CPU is blocked @time.
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