Question

5.875 as a fraction

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To express 5.875 as a fraction, we can start by writing it as a whole number followed by a decimal fraction:

5.875 = 5 + 0.875

Next, we convert the decimal fraction 0.875 into a fraction. The decimal fraction is in the thousandths place, so we can write:

0.875 = 875/1000

Simplifying the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 125, we get:

875/1000 = 7/8

Therefore, 5.875 as a fraction is 5 7/8.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To express the decimal number 5.875 as a fraction, we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Count the number of decimal places after the whole number. In this case, there are three decimal places (875).

Step 2: Write down the decimal number as the numerator of the fraction. So, the numerator is 5.875.

Step 3: Determine the denominator of the fraction by placing a 1 followed by the same number of zeros as the decimal places. Since there are three decimal places, the denominator will be 1000.

Thus, 5.875 as a fraction is written as 5.875/1000.