Questions: Convert the percent to a decimal:
A club sells 8 tickets for a raffle. Jose bought three tickets. The probability that he will win the raffle is 37.5%.
Transcript text: Convert the percent to a decimal:
A club sells 8 tickets for a raffle. Jose bought three tickets. The probability that he will win the raffle is $37.5 \%$.
Solution
Solution Steps
To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide the percentage value by 100. This will give you the equivalent decimal representation of the percentage.
Step 1: Convert Percentage to Decimal
To convert the percentage \( 37.5\% \) to a decimal, we use the formula:
\[
\text{Decimal} = \frac{\text{Percentage}}{100}
\]
Substituting the value:
\[
\text{Decimal} = \frac{37.5}{100} = 0.375
\]
Final Answer
The decimal representation of \( 37.5\% \) is \\(\boxed{0.375}\\).