What percent is 3/8

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For example, in order to get a decimal fraction, 3/4 is expanded to 75/100 by multiplying the numerator by 25 and denominator by 25:

3	=	3×25	=	75	× 100% =	75%
4	4×25	100

Other method is to do long division of 3 divided by 4.

Fraction to percent conversion table

Fraction	Percent
1/2	50%
1/3	33.33%
2/3	66.67%
1/4	25%
2/4	50%
3/4	75%
1/5	20%
2/5	40%
3/5	60%
4/5	80%
1/6	16.67%
2/6	33.33%
3/6	50%
4/6	66.67%
5/6	83.33%
1/7	14.285714%
2/7	28.571429%
3/7	42.857143%
4/7	57.142858%
5/7	71.428571%
6/7	85.714286%
1/8	12.5%
2/8	25%
3/8	37.5%
4/8	50%
5/8	62.5%
6/8	75%
7/8	87.5%
1/9	11.111111%
2/9	22.222222%
3/9	33.333333%
4/9	44.444444%
5/9	55.555556%
6/9	66.666667%
7/9	77.777778%
8/9	88.888889%
1/10	10%
2/10	20%
3/10	30%
4/10	40%
5/10	50%
6/10	60%
7/10	70%
8/10	80%
9/10	90%

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3 of 8 can be written as:
3/8
To find percentage, we need to find an equivalent fraction with denominator 100. Multiply both numerator & denominator by 100
3/8 × 100/100
= (3 × 100/8) × 1/100 = 37.5/100
Therefore, the answer is 37.5%
If you are using a calculator, simply enter 3÷8×100 which will give you 37.5 as the answer.

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It's very common when learning about fractions to want to know how convert a fraction like 3/8 into a percentage. In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you how to turn any fraction into a percentage really easily. Let's take a look!

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Before we get started in the fraction to percentage conversion, let's go over some very quick fraction basics. Remember that a numerator is the number above the fraction line, and the denominator is the number below the fraction line. We'll use this later in the tutorial.

When we are using percentages, what we are really saying is that the percentage is a fraction of 100. "Percent" means per hundred, and so 50% is the same as saying 50/100 or 5/10 in fraction form.

So, since our denominator in 3/8 is 8, we could adjust the fraction to make the denominator 100. To do that, we divide 100 by the denominator:

100 ÷ 8 = 12.5

Once we have that, we can multiple both the numerator and denominator by this multiple:

3 x 12.5 / 8 x 12.5 = 37.5 / 100

Now we can see that our fraction is 37.5/100, which means that 3/8 as a percentage is 37.5%.

We can also work this out in a simpler way by first converting the fraction 3/8 to a decimal. To do that, we simply divide the numerator by the denominator:

3/8 = 0.375

Once we have the answer to that division, we can multiply the answer by 100 to make it a percentage:

0.375 x 100 = 37.5%

And there you have it! Two different ways to convert 3/8 to a percentage. Both are pretty straightforward and easy to do, but I personally prefer the convert to decimal method as it takes less steps.

I've seen a lot of students get confused whenever a question comes up about converting a fraction to a percentage, but if you follow the steps laid out here it should be simple. That said, you may still need a calculator for more complicated fractions (and you can always use our calculator in the form below).

If you want to practice, grab yourself a pen, a pad, and a calculator and try to convert a few fractions to a percentage yourself.

Hopefully this tutorial has helped you to understand how to convert a fraction to a percentage. You can now go forth and convert fractions to percentages as much as your little heart desires!