3
8
0.375
3/8 as a decimal is 0.375
Terminating
3/8 is 0.375, or 37.5%. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.375
- Percent
- 37.5%
- Ratio
- 3 : 5
- Decimal places
- 3
- Degrees of a circle
- 135°
- Minutes of an hour
- 22.5
- Reciprocal
- 8/3 = 2 2/3
- Equivalent fractions
- 6/16, 9/24, 12/32, 15/40
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 3/8 as a decimal?
0.375. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Q. What is 3/8 as a percentage?
37.5%.
Q. Which fractions equal 3/8?
6/16, 9/24, 12/32, 15/40 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 3/8?
8/3, or 2 2/3 as a mixed number.