Write 0.125 as both percent and a fraction.

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Concept- First we had to simply divide the number by

, where x is the number of digits to the right of the decimal point, the numerator of the given number is changed to a fraction by removing the decimal, and the result is multiplied by 100 to determine the percentage.
Let's determine the fractional representation of 0.125.
So, to change the decimal number to fractional number we had to divide the decimal number by

, remove the decimal point from the numerator, where x is the number of digits following the decimal point.
Therefore, the value 0.125 has three digits after the decimal point.
Consequently, multiply 0.125 by before eliminating the decimal point from the numerator. We obtain the fractal number as

but we had to reduce this number to the lowest fractional number. In order to do it, we divide the denominator and numerator by shared factors.

Fraction of 0.125 will be

So, the fraction of 0.125 will be

We have to multiply the fraction of 0.125 by 100 to determine the percent.

Percent of 0.125 will be

So, the percentage of 0.125 is

and the fraction is

.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2.
Syllabus: CBSE

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