Question

Convert the following percentages into ratios:

$37.5\%$

Answer 1

Here we have to convert percentages into ratios:

So, first we have to convert $37.5\%$ into fractions

So, $37.5\%$=$\frac{375}{10}\%$ can be written as $\frac{375}{1000}$

Now, dividing its numerator and denominator by its HCF $125$

i.e. $\frac{375÷125}{1000÷125}=\frac{3}{8}$

Hence, $37.5\%$can be written as a ratio i.e. $3:8$.