5/8 as a Percent

How to convert 5/8 to a percent

1. Divide the top number by the bottom number: 5 ÷ 8 = 0.625.
2. Multiply by 100: 0.625 × 100 = 62.5%.

Where you will see 5/8

5/8 inch is a common drill bit and bolt size, about 15.9 mm, and 62.5% of an inch.

Five slices eaten from a pizza cut into eight leaves 3/8, or 37.5%, for everyone else.

How 5/8 compares with nearby fractions

5/8 (62.5%) is a little more than 3/5 (60%) and a little less than 2/3 (66.67%). This is handy for estimating: if you remember the nearby benchmark, you can check that your answer is in the right range before you rely on it.

Check it in reverse

To go from the percent back to the fraction, write 62.5% over 100 and simplify. 62.5% = 62.5/100, which reduces back to 5/8.

5/8 of common amounts

Knowing that 5/8 is 62.5% lets you take that share of any number:

• 5/8 of 20 = 12.5
• 5/8 of 50 = 31.25
• 5/8 of 80 = 50
• 5/8 of 200 = 125

All the 8ths as percents

Other fractions as percents

• 6/7
• 1/8
• 1/6
• 4/5
• 3/5
• 3/2
• 5/4
• 5 1/5
• 2/5
• 1/5
• 1/3
• 4 3/4
• 4 1/4
• 3/8
• 1/4
• 5/7