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1/8% is what as a decimal

User Dayani
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Answer:


\large\boxed{(1)/(8)\%=(1)/(800)}

Explanation:


p\%=(p)/(100)\\\\(1)/(8)\%=((1)/(8))/(100)=(1)/(8)\cdot(1)/(100)=(1)/(800)\\\\\text{other method}\\\\\text{Convert the fraction to the decimal:}\\\\(1)/(8)=0.125\to(1)/(8)\%=0.125\%\\\\0.125\%=(0.125)/(100)=(0.125\cdot1000)/(100\cdot1000)=(125)/(100000)=(125:125)/(100000:125)=(1)/(800)

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