1
8
0.125
1/8 as a decimal is 0.125
Terminating
1/8 is 0.125, or 12.5%. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.125
- Percent
- 12.5%
- Ratio
- 1 : 7
- Decimal places
- 3
- Degrees of a circle
- 45°
- Minutes of an hour
- 7.5
- Reciprocal
- 8/1 = 8
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/16, 3/24, 4/32, 5/40
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 1/8 as a decimal?
0.125. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Q. What is 1/8 as a percentage?
12.5%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/8?
2/16, 3/24, 4/32, 5/40 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/8?
8/1, or 8 as a mixed number.