3/25 as a decimal

The quick way is to make an equivalent fraction with a bottom of 100, because hundredths can be written straight down as a decimal.

1. 25 × 4 = 100.
2. Do the same to the top: 3 × 4 = 12.
3. So 3/25 = 12/100, which is 12 hundredths.

12 hundredths is written 0.12: the last digit goes in the hundredths column.

You can also divide the top by the bottom. Short division gives the same answer:

1. 25 does not go into 3, so write 0 and a decimal point, then carry the 3 over as 30 tenths.
2. 25 goes into 30 once, remainder 5. Write 1, and carry the 5 to make 50.
3. 25 goes into 50 2 times exactly. Write 2.
4. The remainder is 0, so the division stops: 3 ÷ 25 = 0.12.

Every twenty-fifth is 4 hundredths: 3/25 is 3 × 4 = 12 hundredths, which is 0.12.

3/25 sits between 0 and 1/4 (0.25). It is closer to 0.