How do you convert 3/8 into a percent and decimal?

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Daniel Boyd
May 20, 2016

use multiplication and division

Explanation:

#3/8=0.375#

#0.375# is #3/8# as a decimal

#0.375xx100=37.5#

#37.5# is #0.375# as a percentage

#3/8# in decimal form is #0.375# and #37.5%# as a percent

#3= ##color(red)n#
#8=##color(blue)d#
#0.375= ##color(green)x#
#37.5%= ##color(orange)y#

divide the #color(red)n#umerator by the #color(blue)d#enominator

#color(red)n##-:##color(blue)d##=##color(green)x#

multiply #color(green)x# by #100#

#color(green)x##xx100##=##color(orange)y#

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