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What is written 0.0125 as a fraction and percent?

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Answer:

Fraction = 1/80

Percentage = 1.25%

Explanation:

Representing 0.0125 as a fraction:

  • 0.0125 is one hundred twenty five ten thousandths, so we start with the fraction 125/10000.

The great common factor (GCF) of 125 and 10000 is 125, so we can further simplify the fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by 125:

Simplified fraction = (125 / 125) / (10000 / 125)

Simplified fraction = 1/80

Thus, 0.0125 as a fraction is 1/80.

Representing 0.0125 as a percent:

  • To convert a decimal to a percent, we can multiply it by 100.

Since multiplying a decimal by 100 is the same as moving the decimal two places to the right, 0.0125 as a percentage s 1.25%

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