Question

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

Answer 1

Find the simplest fraction form of $\mathbf{12}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{5}\mathbf{\%}$:

To find the percentage in a fraction divide it by a hundred:

$$\begin{gathered} 12.5\%=\frac{12.5}{100} \\ =\frac{125}{1000} \\ =\frac{1}{8} \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, the simplest fraction form of $\mathbf{12}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{5}\mathbf{\%}$ is $\frac{\mathbf{1}}{\mathbf{8}}$.