What is 1.875 as a fraction?


1.875 can be expressed as a fraction in the following ways:

  • As an improper fraction: 1.875 = 1875/1000 = 15/8. To get this form, we can write the decimal as a fraction with a denominator of 1000 (since there are three digits after the decimal point) and then simplify it by dividing both numerator and denominator by their greatest%20common%20divisor (GCD), which is 125 in this case.

  • As a mixed number: 1.875 = 1 and 7/8. This is obtained by taking the whole number part (1) and converting the decimal part (0.875) to a fraction (7/8). The conversion of 0.875 is similar to the method above, but with a smaller denominator after simplification: 875/1000 = 7/8.

In summary, 1.875 can be written as both 15/8 (improper fraction) and 1 and 7/8 (mixed number). These are equivalent%20fractions.