To convert the fraction to percent multiply it by 100%
To convert 1/8 to percent multiply it by 100%
[tex]\frac{1}{8}\times100=\frac{100}{8}[/tex]Divide 100 by 8, divide up and down by 2
[tex]\frac{100}{8}=\frac{\frac{100}{2}}{\frac{8}{2}}=\frac{50}{4}[/tex]Divide 50 and 4 by 2
[tex]\frac{\frac{50}{2}}{\frac{4}{2}}=\frac{25}{2}[/tex]Then 1/8 = 12.5% because 25 divide by 2 = 12.5
