Is .0125% the same as 1.25%?

Question

As the simple question states Is .0125% the same as 1.25%?

I wanted to see if it makes sense to write percentage like this?

Answer 1

They are vastly different. $.0125\%$ is $0.0125\%$, which is $100$ times smaller than $1.25\%$ – the percentage sign indicates a constant multiple of $0.01$. Hence $0.0125=1.25\%$.

Omitting the decimal point, however, is a valid construct. It is not often seen, but may save space.

Answer 2

0.125% is not same as 1.25%

But 0.0125 is obviously same as 1.25% Notice the percentage sign.