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