Convert Fraction to Percent Practice

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Question 1

Given the fraction 3/8. Convert this fraction to percent.

Answer

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Select and check your answer...

A. 27%
B. 37%
C. 27.5%
D. 37.5%

Step by Step Solution

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    Step 1

    First, multiply the fraction with 100 as shown below.

    multiply 3/8 with 100
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    Step 2

    Next, we multiply 100 with the numerator, 3. This gives 300 as shown below:

    100 multiply by 3 gives 300
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    Step 3

    Now, we divide 300 with the fraction's denominator, 8. By doing so, we get 37.5. This is shown below:

    300 divides by 8 gives 37.5
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    Step 4

    Now, since we are finding the percentage, it is important to include the % sign. Therefore, we have:

    37.5%
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    Step 5

    Clearly, the answer is D.

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