How do you write 12.5% as a fraction in simplest form?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-09T12:55:16

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For writing a percentage in fraction, divide it by hundred.

$12.5% = 12.5/100$

$-> 125/1000$

$-> (cancel125^1)/(cancel1000^8)$

$-> 1/8$

So, the simplest form is $1/8$

Answer 2 · 2018-02-09T12:55:26

$1/8$

Because $x%$ means the amount of $x$ in $100$ , $x%=x/100$ .

Here, $12.5%=12.5/100=125/1000$ .

If you divide both the numerator and denominator of the fraction by $125$ , you get $1/8$ , which is your answer.