Compare 3/8 and 0.375

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The question

Question: compare 3/8 and 0.375.

1 Write it as a decimal

To compare, we write every number the same way: as a decimal.

A decimal is tenths, hundredths or thousandths.

8 times 125 is 1000.

So we multiply the top and the bottom by 125.

375 thousandths is 0.375.

So 3/8 is 0.375.

2 Compare

Now both have 3 digits after the point.

So we can forget the point and compare them like whole numbers: 375 = 375.

3 Write the answer

They are the same number: 3/8 = 0.375.

Neither one is bigger.

4 Check

Let's check on a number line.

Smaller numbers are further to the left.

We put a dot for each number.

Both land on the same place: 0.375.

So they are the same number.

The answer is right!

Let's look back.

First: write it as a decimal.

Then: compare.

Then: write the answer.

Last: check.