Question

Convert $\frac{1}{8}$ into decimal fraction by converting the denominator into $10$, $100$, $1000$, etc.

Answer 1

Step 1: Writing equivalent fraction having denominator as a multiple of $10$ for the given fraction

$\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1\times 125}{8\times 125}=\frac{125}{1000}$

Step 2 : Writing the decimal for the fraction obtained in step 1

$\frac{125}{1000}=0.125$

Hence, $\frac{1}{8}=0.125$.