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 fraction form? Simplify, if possible.(1 point)

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61251,000
6 Start Fraction 125 over 1,000 End Fraction

6125
6 Start Fraction 1 over 25 End Fraction

618

6.125 in fraction form is 6 Start Fraction 1 over 8 End Fraction.

To convert 6.125 cups to fraction form, we can simplify the decimal.

First, we remove the decimal point and write it as a fraction over the place value of the last digit. So, 0.125 becomes 125/1000.

Then, we simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 125.

125/125 = 1
1000/125 = 8

So, 125/1000 simplifies to 1/8.

Therefore, 6.125 cups in fraction form is 6 1/8 cups.