Can you help me with this? the reciprocal of .125 is what number? would the answer be 1/8?

No.

0.125 = 1/8

The reciprocal of 1/8 is 8.

Yes, the reciprocal of 0.125 is indeed 1/8. To understand how to find the reciprocal, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Recall that the reciprocal of a number is obtained by dividing 1 by that number.
Step 2: In this case, the number is 0.125.
Step 3: To find the reciprocal, divide 1 by 0.125.

When you perform the division, you will get 8 as the result. Therefore, the reciprocal of 0.125 is indeed 1/8.