What is 1/8 of a million?

Here we will explain and illustrate how to calculate 1/8 of a million. In other words, you will learn how to answer the question, "What is one eighth of a million?"

If you want to calculate 1/8 of a million (one eighth of a million), then you want to divide one million (1,000,000) into 8 equal pieces and calculate the sum of 1 of those pieces.

Therefore, 1/8 of a million is the quotient of one million divided by 8, multiplied by 1. Here is the math and the answer:

(1,000,000 ÷ 8) × 1 = 125,000
1/8 of a million = 125,000

Note that 1/8 of a million will result in the same answer regardless of what you are referring to. For example, you might calculate 1/8 of a million dollars or 1/8 of a million people.

We also created the image below to give you a better understanding of what one eighth of a million looks like.

What is 1/8 of a million?

To create the image above depicting 1/8 of a million, we first colored the entire pie dark gray, and then colored 1/8 of the pie blue.

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