How do you convert 3/8 to a decimal?

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George C.
Apr 17, 2016

3/8 = 0.375

Explanation:

You can find it by long division, but let's try another way...

Since 8 = 2xx2xx2 and 10 = 2xx5, we know that 8 is a divisor of 1000 = 10xx10xx10 = 2xx2xx2xx5xx5xx5 = 8xx125

So:

3/8 = (3*125)/(8*125) = 375/1000 = 0.375

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