how do i write 1.25% as a fraction

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anonymous · Answer

5/4 or 1 1/4

anonymous · Answer

how do I work it?

uri · Answer

Allowed to use a calculator c:

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

5/4 is correct but I just need to know how to work it.

wolf1728 · Answer

I don't think 5/4 is the answer

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 4 } = 1 $$
$$\frac{ 1 }{ 4 } = 0.25$$

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 4 } + \frac{ 1 }{ 4} = \frac{ 5 }{ 4 }$$

anonymous · Answer

but that is only 1.25

anonymous · Answer

no 5/4 is not the correct answer

anonymous · Answer

like i said, that is only 1.25, not 1.25%

anonymous · Answer

wolf1728 any suggestions?

wolf1728 · Answer

Wow I'm thinking of per cent meaning literally for every hundred.
So, for every hundred there are 1.25 of this.
And the fraction would be 1.25/100.

uri · Answer

So, 1/80? ;o

anonymous · Answer

yep, @wolf1728 you would just have to simplify it :)

anonymous · Answer

I looked it up and the answer is 1/80 but I don't see how

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ 1.25 }{ 100 } = \frac{ 1 }{ 80 }$$

uri · Answer

Well,@keshiacole3 use your calculator.

anonymous · Answer

ok what do I need to do?

wolf1728 · Answer

Okay some_someone posted the answer simplified.

uri · Answer

Divide 1.25 with 100 and you will get 1/80

e.mccormick · Answer

Any decimal can be views as an integer and put over 1 followed by as many zeros as there are numbers in the decimal.  So .1 is: $\frac{1}{10}$ and .33 is $\frac{33}{100}$ where the 10 is because 1 is 1 number and 100 because 33 is two... etc.  25.856389  takes little more because the number of zeros is ONLY based on the decimal part.  $\frac{25856389}{1000000}$.  Then it is all simplification.

anonymous · Answer

auri when I use my calculator I don't get that as my answer... please break down how I would work this...

uri · Answer

what answer are you getting?

anonymous · Answer

0.0125

e.mccormick · Answer

Any percentage can be changed to a decimal by shifting it two:  10% = .1, 5% =.05.

Now do both of those things together.  1.25% becomes 0.0125 becomes $\frac{125}{10000}$.  Then simplify.

anonymous · Answer

1 got 80

uri · Answer

ohh so just click on that (S<->D) option..

anonymous · Answer

ok I got it now, thanks for all the help...

uri · Answer

Yw :)

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