What is 3 over 8 simplified?

3 over 8 simplified means that you want 3 over 8 in its simplest term possible, keeping the same value. We will answer the "what is 3 over 8 simplified?" question a couple of different ways. As you may know, 3 over 8 is the same as the fraction 3/8, which is the same as 3 divided by 8.

To solve any problem such as 3 over 8, we first divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. Then, we have the answer if the answer is a proper fraction. If it is not a proper fraction, then we would make the improper fraction into a mixed number. Anyway, 3 over 8 simplified as much as possible is:

3/8

Like we said above, 3 over 8 is the same as 3 divided by 8 which equals 0.375. You may want to reduce and simplify that too? Here is 3 over 8 simplified (rounded) as a decimal to the nearest hundredth:

0.38

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