Question

Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest format -0.125=

Answer 1

1) To write -0.125 as a fraction let's firstly rewrite it , over 1000 due to the fact that there is 3 dots form right to the left, on -0.125

`-0.125=(-125)/(100)=-(25)/(20)=-(5)/(4)`

Then, let's simplify it dividing by 5.

2) So -0.125 =-5/4