Question

1.25 as a decimal and percent show work please

Answer 1

as a fraction is 5/4 and as a percentage 125%

Explanation:

1.25/1

(1.25 x 100)/(1 x 100) = 125/100 or 125%

to simplify 125/100 to its lowest terms, find LCM (least common multiple) for 125 & 100.

25 is the LCM for 125 & 100

then divide numerator and denominator by 25

125/100 = (125/25) (100/25) = 5/4

and is the simplest fraction for the decimal point number

1.25

Answer 2

1.25 = 5/4 = 125%

Explanation:

Percentage

Multiply by 100% to express it as a percentage:

1.25 × 100% = 125%

Fraction

You can recognize that % means /100, so this percentage is the same as the fraction

125% = 125/100

Factors of 25 can be removed from numerator and denominator to reduce the fraction.

125/100 = (25·5)/(25·4) = 5/4