12.5 percent as a fraction (12.5% as a fraction)

12.5 percent as a fraction

Here we will not only show you how to convert 12.5 percent to a fraction (12.5% as a fraction), but also illustrate 12.5 percent and 12.5 as a fraction on a pie chart.

Converting 12.5 percent to a fraction means that you want to convert 12.5% to a fraction with a numerator and denominator.

Percent means per hundred, so 12.5 percent means 12.5 per hundred. Thus, you can make 12.5 the numerator and 100 the denominator, and make 12.5 percent a fraction, like this:

12.5/100

The numerator and denominator in a fraction should not have a decimal point. You can eliminate the decimal point by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 10 to get the following fraction:

125/1000

The greatest common factor (GCF) of 125 and 1000 is 125. Therefore, simplify the fraction above by dividing the numerator and deniminator by 125, like this:

125 ÷ 125= 1
1000 ÷ 125 = 8

That's it! 12.5 percent as a fraction in its simplest form is displayed below:

12.5% = 1/8

The illustration below shows 12.5 percent and 12.5 as a fraction on a pie chart. As you now know, 12.5% is the same as 1/8.

$12.5 percent as a fraction on a pie chart$

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