Chapter 8.6, Problem 40E

To determine

To write:

The given fraction as a percent.

Answer to Problem 40E

Our given fraction as a percentwould be $37.5\%$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

A fraction: $\frac{3}{8}$

Calculation:

To convert our given fraction into percent, we will write given fraction as a decimal and multiply by 100% as shown below:

  $\begin{array}{l}\Rightarrow \frac{3}{8}\times 100\%\\ \Rightarrow 0.375\times 100\%\\ \Rightarrow 37.5\%\end{array}$

Therefore, the given fraction as a percent would be $37.5\%$ .