Find 1/8 of 12. Express the answer in simplest form? 1/8 - 12 = 95/8=11/7/8
"of" usually means multiplication , not subtraction,
so you want
(1/8)(12)
= 12/8
= 3/2
To find 1/8 of 12, you can simply divide 12 by 8.
12 ÷ 8 = 1.5
So, 1/8 of 12 is equal to 1.5.
To express this answer in simplest form, you would need to convert the decimal 1.5 back into a fraction.
1.5 can be written as 3/2, because the decimal 1.5 is equivalent to the fraction 3/2.
Therefore, 1/8 of 12 is equal to 3/2 in simplest form.