What is 0.125 as a Fraction?

Are you trying to figure out how to write 0.125 in the form of a fraction?

Solution: 0.125 as a fraction is 1/8

Follow along to see how to convert decimals like this to a fraction.

How to Convert 0.125 to a Fraction

You can convert 0.125 to fraction form by following a few easy steps.

Convert the decimal into a fraction by putting the decimal over 1 in fraction format.
0.125=.125 / 1
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate decimal places.
0.125 × 10 / 1 × 10=1.25 / 10
1.25 × 10 / 10 × 10=12.5 / 100
12.5 × 10 / 100 × 10=125 / 1000
Reduce the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator.
GCF of 125 and 1000 = 125
Divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (125).
125 ÷ 125 / 1000 ÷ 125=1 / 8

Thus, the resulting fraction is 1/8.

The process to convert fractions back to decimals is a bit different; learn how to express 1/8 as a decimal.

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