$1.25 is what fraction of $12.50?

1 Answer
Apr 13, 2017

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

We can write this as:

#($1.25)/($12.50) ->#

#($1.25 xx 1)/($1.25 xx 10) ->#

#(color(red)(cancel(color(black)($1.25))) xx 1)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)($1.25))) xx 10) ->#

#1/10#

$1.25 is #1/10# of $12.50