How do you change 7/8 to a decimal and percent?

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George C.
Apr 1, 2016

7/8 = 0.875

Explanation:

You could long divide, but let's try a different approach.

Since 2 is a factor of 10, we have 8 = 2 xx 2 xx 2 is a factor of 1000 and 1000/8 = 5 xx 5 xx 5 = 125

Then:

7/8 = (7*125)/(8*125) = 875/1000 = 0.875

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