What is 0.875 as a Fraction?

Are you trying to figure out how to write 0.875 in the form of a fraction?

Solution: 0.875 as a fraction is 7/8

Follow along to see how to convert decimals like this to a fraction.

How to Convert 0.875 to a Fraction

You can convert 0.875 to fraction form by following a few easy steps.

Convert the decimal into a fraction by putting the decimal over 1 in fraction format.
0.875=.8751
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to eliminate decimal places.
0.875 × 101 × 10=8.7510
8.75 × 1010 × 10=87.5100
87.5 × 10100 × 10=8751000
Reduce the fraction by finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numerator and denominator.
GCF of 875 and 1000 = 125
Divide the numerator and denominator by the greatest common factor (125).
875 ÷ 1251000 ÷ 125=78

Thus, the resulting fraction is 7/8.

The process to convert fractions back to decimals is a bit different; learn how to express 7/8 as a decimal.

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