How do you write #-0.875# as a fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-30T08:28:03

#-0.875 = -7/8#

Fractions, decimals and percents are all different ways of writing the same value. They are interchangeable.

3 decimal places means you working with thousandths.

#-0.875 = -875/1000#

You can now simplify by 5, or 25, or 125.

Dividing top and bottom by 125 simplifies in one step.

#-875/1000 (div125)/(div125) = -7/8#

It is a hige advantage to know some of the common fractions and decimals by heart. These include the eighths.

#1/8 = 0.125" "3/8 = 0.375" "5/8 = 0.625" "7/8 = 0.875#