Question

Marcus is making granola mix he needs 6.125 cups of granola. His measuring cups are only in fractions. How many cups is 6.125 in fractions form? Simplify if possible
6 1/25
6 1/8
6 5/4
6 125/ 1,000

Answer 1

To convert 6.125 into a fractional form, we start by expressing 6.125 as a fraction.

1. **Identify the whole number**: The whole number part of 6.125 is 6.

2. **Convert the decimal part (0.125) to a fraction**:
- \( 0.125 = \frac{125}{1000} \).
- Simplifying \( \frac{125}{1000} \) gives:
\[
\frac{125 \div 125}{1000 \div 125} = \frac{1}{8}
\]

3. **Combine the whole number and the fraction**:
- So, \( 6.125 \) can be expressed as:
\[
6 + \frac{1}{8} = 6 \frac{1}{8}
\]

Among the options given, the correct answer is:
- **6 1/8**

This is the simplified fractional form of 6.125.