Question

37.5% written as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

$p\%=\dfrac{p}{100}\\\\37.5\%=\dfrac{37.5}{100}=\dfrac{37.5\cdot10}{100\cdot10}=\dfrac{375}{1000}\\\\\dfrac{375}{1000}=\dfrac{375:125}{1000:125}=\dfrac{3}{8}\\\\\dfrac{375}{1000}=0.375\\\\Answer:\ \boxed{37.5\%=\dfrac{3}{8}=0.375}$

Answer 2

Answer:

.375

3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

37.5 %

To get rid of the percent sign, we move the decimal 2 places to the left

.375

There are 3 digits to the right of the decimal, so to make it a fraction we put a 1 with 3 zero's in the denominator

375/1000

We can divide the top and bottom by 5

75/200

We can divide the top and bottom by 25

3/8