3/8 as a percent

3/8 as a percent is 37.5%.

÷=37.5%

Change either number to try your own. Rounded to 2 places: 37.50%. In lowest terms: 3/8.

\frac{3}{8} = 37.5\%

How to work it out

1
Multiply by 100 to get a percent: 3/8 × 100 = 300/8. Then divide 300 by 8.
$\frac{3}{8} \times 100 = \frac{300}{8}$
2
8 goes into 300 37 times with 4 left over, so the whole part is 37.
3
Long division: bring down a zero each time (multiply the remainder by 10), divide by 8, and write the digit. The remainder reaches 0 after 1 step, so the decimal ends.
4
The result is
$\frac{3}{8} = 37.5\%$

LaTeX source of the formulas on this page

\[ \frac{3}{8} = 37.5\% \]
\[ \frac{3}{8} \times 100 = \frac{300}{8} \]

Step	Remainder × 10	Divide by 8	Remainder left
1	40	40 ÷ 8 = 5	0

What is 3/8 as a percent?

3/8 as a percent is 37.5%.

Is 3/8 a terminating or a repeating decimal?

It terminates. The bottom number 8 = 2 × 2 × 2 has no prime factors other than 2 and 5, so the division ends.

What is 3/8 as a decimal?

3/8 is 0.375 as a decimal.

How do I round 3/8 to 2 decimal places?

3/8 rounded to 2 decimal places is 37.50%.