264/704 = 37.5%
A value like 264/704, or 37.5%, can show up when 264 out of 704 people choose a certain option in a survey. It could also describe a little more than one-third of a group, such as students who walk to school or customers who prefer a particular product.
To picture 37.5% quickly, imagine a whole divided into eight equal parts: it is three of those eight parts. That makes it slightly less than half and noticeably more than one-third.
A common mistake is to treat 37.5% as if it were 3.75%, which is ten times smaller. Another point of confusion is that 264/704 may look complicated, even though it represents the same portion as the simpler fraction 3/8.
