Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.2 Percents and Fractions - 6.2 Exercises - Page 398: 54

$\frac{3}{8}$, .375

We are given the percent 37.5%. We know that 37.5%=$37.5\div100=(37.5\times10)\div(100\times10)=\frac{375}{1000}=\frac{375\div125}{1000\div125}=\frac{3}{8}$ To write 37.5% as a decimal, divide by 100 and drop the percent sign. $37.5\div100=.375$ Therefore, $\frac{3}{8}=.375$=37.5%.