{"id":27527,"date":"2026-10-17T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/?p=27527"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:37:27","slug":"12-5-as-a-fraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/uncategorized\/12-5-as-a-fraction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is 12.5 as a fraction : Explained in Simplest Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27527\" class=\"elementor elementor-27527\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4081576 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4081576\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3acd6\" data-id=\"3f3acd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb05309\" data-id=\"cb05309\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1c86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f1c86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is 12.5 as a Fraction? Explained in Simplest Form<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a679800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a679800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re in a hurry, here you go:<\/span><\/p><p><b>12.5 as a fraction = 25\/2<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a mixed number, that&#8217;s <\/span><b>12 1\/2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Form<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Value<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decimal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improper fraction (simplest form)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed number<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsimplified version<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125\/10<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a percentage<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1250%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both 25\/2 and 12 1\/2 are correct. Which one you write depends on what your teacher or the question asks for. When a question says &#8220;simplest form,&#8221; most textbooks expect 25\/2, but some want the mixed number, so read the wording before you commit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need to show your working? Stay with me. 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The digits after the decimal point tell you what slice of a whole you&#8217;ve got.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 12.5, the 12 is the whole-number part, and the .5 is the leftover piece. That .5 means five tenths, which is the same as 5\/10, or one half.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So 12.5 is really just &#8220;twelve and a half.&#8221; Turning it into a fraction means writing that same amount in a different outfit.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb9143f\" data-id=\"eb9143f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3de66ac elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de66ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0f724\" data-id=\"cb0f724\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f986fbf\" data-id=\"f986fbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef3faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ef3faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Convert 12.5 to a Fraction, Step by Step\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4f610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the standard method, and it works for any decimal that comes to an end.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 1: Put the decimal over 1.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 = 12.5\/1<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 2: Get rid of the decimal point.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s one digit after the point, so multiply the top and bottom by 10:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(12.5 \u00d7 10) \/ (1 \u00d7 10) = 125\/10<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 3: Find the greatest common factor.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both 125 and 10 divide by 5. Could a bigger number work? The factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5 and 10, and only 1 and 5 also go into 125. So the greatest common factor is 5.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 4: Divide the top and bottom by 5.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125 \u00f7 5 = 25<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 10 \u00f7 5 = 2<\/span><\/p><p><b>Step 5: Write your answer.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 = <\/span><b>25\/2<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that&#8217;s as far as it goes. 25 and 2 have nothing in common except 1, so there&#8217;s nothing left to cancel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e5ea5\" data-id=\"a0e5ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f1e0f1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f1e0f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-025c029\" data-id=\"025c029\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d979311\" data-id=\"d979311\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681bc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"681bc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Write 12.5 as a Mixed Number\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1281f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1281f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mixed number has a whole part and a fraction part. Plenty of people find it easier to picture than an improper fraction, because &#8220;twelve and a half&#8221; feels more natural than &#8220;twenty-five halves.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><b>Method 1: Read it straight off the decimal.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 is 12 plus 0.5. Since 0.5 = 1\/2:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 = <\/span><b>12 1\/2<\/b><\/p><p><b>Method 2: Convert from 25\/2.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divide 25 by 2. It goes in 12 times (12 \u00d7 2 = 24) with 1 left over. So:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25\/2 = <\/span><b>12 1\/2<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two routes, one answer. That&#8217;s always a good sign.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd10ae8\" data-id=\"cd10ae8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8255432 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8255432\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5b0d9\" data-id=\"7b5b0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-969d38f\" data-id=\"969d38f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d37ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68d37ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Another Way to See It: Split It Into Two Parts\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a86c94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a86c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people like this approach better, especially for decimals ending in .5.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5 = 12 + 0.5<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn each part into a fraction:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 = 12\/1 = 24\/2 (multiply the top and bottom by 2 so the bottoms match)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5 = 1\/2<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now add them: 24\/2 + 1\/2 = <\/span><b>25\/2<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also shows you why the denominator is 2. It comes straight from the half.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cd7793\" data-id=\"7cd7793\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2880262 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2880262\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4008847\" data-id=\"4008847\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02ee88d\" data-id=\"02ee88d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c95dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c95dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check Your Answer (It Takes Five Seconds)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c87dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c87dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always check. It&#8217;s quick and it catches most slip-ups.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Check 1: Divide it back.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 25 \u00f7 2 = 12.5 \u2713<\/span><\/p><p><b>Check 2: Use the mixed number.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12 + 1\/2 = 12 + 0.5 = 12.5 \u2713<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If both checks land on 12.5, you&#8217;ve got it right.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8f589d\" data-id=\"c8f589d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb6ee3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb6ee3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ada8aa1\" data-id=\"ada8aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5c0239\" data-id=\"b5c0239\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5554cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5554cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Is 25\/2 the \"Simplest Form\"?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e23bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e23bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fraction is in simplest form when the top and bottom share no common factor except 1.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factors of 25: 1, 5, 25<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factors of 2: 1, 2<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only one they share is 1, so 25\/2 can&#8217;t be reduced any further.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s something worth knowing: 125\/10 and 25\/2 are exactly the same number. They&#8217;re called <\/span><b>equivalent fractions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. &#8220;Simplifying&#8221; just means hunting for the version with the smallest whole numbers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66de387\" data-id=\"66de387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37abb3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37abb3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0b136c\" data-id=\"c0b136c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae1aa67\" data-id=\"ae1aa67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68c9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68c9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equivalent Fractions for 12.5\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01cf3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b01cf3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every fraction below equals 12.5. Only the first one is in its simplest form.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Fraction<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Check<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>25\/2<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 \u00f7 2 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 \u00f7 4 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75\/6<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75 \u00f7 6 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100\/8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 \u00f7 8 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125\/10<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">125 \u00f7 10 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">250\/20<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">250 \u00f7 20 = 12.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each one comes from multiplying the top and bottom of 25\/2 by the same number (2, 3, 4, 5, 10).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e75eef\" data-id=\"7e75eef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4957c7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4957c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a55b83\" data-id=\"8a55b83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5f8cb2\" data-id=\"f5f8cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4e957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4e957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Does 12.5 Show Up in Real Life?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a728da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a728da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More often than you&#8217;d think:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cooking:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12 1\/2 cups of flour for a big batch, or 12.5 ounces of chocolate.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Measurements:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12 1\/2 inches on a ruler, or 12.5 cm on a craft project.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Money:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a price like $12.50, or a 12.5% discount.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12.5 minutes is 12 minutes and 30 seconds.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Percentages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 12.5% is the same as 1\/8, which is one of the most common percentage-to-fraction conversions in maths and finance.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to keep straight: 12.5 and 12.5% are different numbers. 12.5 as a fraction is 25\/2, but 12.5% as a fraction is 1\/8.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1084367\" data-id=\"1084367\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c67777 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c67777\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc6e885\" data-id=\"cc6e885\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a10d3\" data-id=\"57a10d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6024e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6024e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Similar Decimals, Converted\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2ee9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2ee9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some neighbors of 12.5 for practice:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Decimal<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Fraction<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Mixed number<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.25<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 1\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>12.5<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>25\/2<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>12 1\/2<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.75<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 3\/4<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 1\/2<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the pattern in the &#8220;.5&#8221; rows? The bottom is always 2, and the top is the whole number doubled, plus 1. For 12.5, that&#8217;s (12 \u00d7 2) + 1 = 25.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e4a75\" data-id=\"40e4a75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25aec27 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25aec27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85f2412\" data-id=\"85f2412\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1defeb5\" data-id=\"1defeb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3b400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b3b400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Handy Shortcut for Anything Ending in .5\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9721dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9721dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you spot that pattern, you can skip the long method:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double the whole number and add 1. That&#8217;s your top number.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put it over 2.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try it on 12.5: (12 \u00d7 2) + 1 = 25, so the answer is 25\/2.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try it on 9.5: (9 \u00d7 2) + 1 = 19, so 9.5 = 19\/2.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a few goes, you&#8217;ll be doing it in your head.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4333d1c\" data-id=\"4333d1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8622a96 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8622a96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca94bad\" data-id=\"ca94bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b13f96\" data-id=\"0b13f96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8476a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8476a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mistakes People Often Make\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98fb97c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98fb97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stopping at 125\/10.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It&#8217;s correct, but it isn&#8217;t simplified. Always ask yourself whether you can divide again.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Writing 12\/5.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This happens when you read &#8220;12.5&#8221; as &#8220;12 over 5.&#8221; It&#8217;s a very common slip, and 12\/5 is actually 2.4.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Writing 1\/2 and forgetting the 12.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The 1\/2 only covers the .5 part. The whole number still counts.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mixing up 12.5 and 12.5%.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As a fraction, 12.5 is 25\/2, while 12.5% is 1\/8.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Forgetting to check.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dividing 25 by 2 takes a few seconds and saves marks.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba9c04\" data-id=\"7ba9c04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abe81f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abe81f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cea64a3\" data-id=\"cea64a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3ef756\" data-id=\"e3ef756\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3063c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3063c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Try These Yourself\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769ef81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"769ef81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a go, then check the answers underneath.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 8.5 as a fraction in simplest form.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 14.5 as a mixed number.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convert 12.5% to a fraction.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write 0.125 as a fraction.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Answers:<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17\/2<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14 1\/2<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/8<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/8 (since 0.125 = 125\/1000 = 1\/8)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice that 12.5% and 0.125 give the same fraction? That&#8217;s no accident. 12.5% means 12.5 out of 100, which works out to 0.125.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6520fdd\" data-id=\"6520fdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96f6fe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96f6fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88a7d1e\" data-id=\"88a7d1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed4b11a\" data-id=\"ed4b11a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585797e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"585797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eba4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63eba4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>12.5 as a fraction = 25\/2<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a mixed number, it&#8217;s <\/span><b>12 1\/2<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The steps: write 12.5\/1, multiply by 10 to get 125\/10, then divide by 5<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25\/2 is in simplest form because 25 and 2 share no common factor except 1<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any decimal ending in .5, double the whole number, add 1, and put it over 2<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t confuse 12.5 (25\/2) with 12.5% (1\/8)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve seen the pattern, converting decimals to fractions stops feeling like a chore. It&#8217;s really just place value written another way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16220e3\" data-id=\"16220e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20bc306 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20bc306\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80cae4b\" data-id=\"80cae4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d267f6\" data-id=\"2d267f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044872b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"044872b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21542f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"21542f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is 12.5 as a fraction?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3491\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s 25\/2 as an improper fraction, or 12 1\/2 as a mixed number.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3492\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is 12.5 as a fraction in simplest form?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3492\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3492\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25\/2. The top and bottom share no common factor other than 1.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3493\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is 12.5 as a mixed number?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3493\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3493\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 1\/2, which just means twelve and a half.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3494\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3494\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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