Question

Express $0.0125$ into fraction in their lowest terms.

Answer 1

Step 1. Write down $0.0125$ as divided by 1, i.e. $\frac{0.0125}{1}$

Step 2. Multiply both numerator and denominator by $10000$ ( as there are $4$ digit after the decimal point.)

$\frac{0.0125\times 10000}{1\times 10000}=\frac{0125}{10000}=\frac{125}{10000}$

Step 3. Simplify the fraction.

$\frac{125÷125}{10000÷125}=\frac{1}{80}$

Hence, $\frac{1}{80}$ is the fraction of decimal $0.0125$.