7
8
0.875
7/8 as a decimal is 0.875
Terminating
7/8 is 0.875, or 87.5%. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.875
- Percent
- 87.5%
- Ratio
- 7 : 1
- Decimal places
- 3
- Degrees of a circle
- 315°
- Minutes of an hour
- 52.5
- Reciprocal
- 8/7 = 1 1/7
- Equivalent fractions
- 14/16, 21/24, 28/32, 35/40
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 7/8 as a decimal?
0.875. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Q. What is 7/8 as a percentage?
87.5%.
Q. Which fractions equal 7/8?
14/16, 21/24, 28/32, 35/40 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 7/8?
8/7, or 1 1/7 as a mixed number.