How do you turn 0.0125 into a fraction?

Answer 1

Since there are four decimal places, you place the decimal number over '1. 0000' Four zeroes.

Hence #

0.0125 / 1.0000

Cancel down the decimal point

00125/10000

Drop the trivial prefix zeroes.

125/10000

Cancel down by '5'

25/2000

Cancel down by '5' again

5/400

Cancel down by '5' for a third time

1/80 The Answer!!!!!

NB This method is good for all TERMINATING decimals. Just remember that the number of 'zeroes'; is the same as the number of decimal places.

NNB For decimals recurring to infinity a different technique is required.

Answer 2

0.0125 in fraction form