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0.375 as a fraction

0.375 = 3/8.

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How it gets there

  1. Put the digits over their place value. 0.375 has 3 decimal places, so it is 375/1000.
  2. Divide both by their greatest common divisor, 125: 375 ÷ 125 = 3 and 1000 ÷ 125 = 8. That gives 3/8.

Questions people actually ask

What is half of 0.375?
3/16, or 0.1875 as a decimal. Halving a fraction doubles the denominator rather than halving the top, unless the numerator is even and cancels. Doubled instead, 3/8 is 3/4 or 0.75.
What is 0.375 as a fraction?
3/8, in lowest terms. 375/1000 is the same value before reducing, and dividing both by 125 gets there.
How do you convert 0.375 to a fraction step by step?
Put the digits over their place value — 0.375 has 3 decimal places, so it is 375/1000 — then divide both by their greatest common divisor, 125. That gives 3/8 and it cannot reduce further.
Is 3/8 in simplest form?
Yes. The numerator and denominator share no factor above 1, which is what simplest form means. 375/1000 is the same number written before that reduction.
What is 3/8 as a decimal?
0.375. This page runs the conversion in the direction people ask for it, and dividing 3 by 8 runs it back the other way.

The same number, other ways

Fraction, lowest terms
3/8
Before reducing
375/1000
As a percentage
37.5%
As a ratio
3:8
Equivalent fractions
6/16, 9/24, 12/32, 15/40
Nearest sixteenth on a tape
3/8 (exact)

Work it out for any decimal

The two calculators this page is built from take any numbers you like: reduce a fraction shows the divisor it used, and fraction to decimal goes the other way, to the nearest 16th, 32nd and 64th.

Decimals either side

0.4 = 2/50.32 = 8/250.33 = 33/1000.34 = 17/500.35 = 7/200.36 = 9/25

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