2.875 as a fraction

What is 2.875 as a Fraction?

What is 2.875 as a fraction in simplest form? With this decimal to fraction calculator, we get the answer 23/8. How to convert 2.875 into a fraction? Here we go step by step to understand how to convert 2.875 into a fraction.

Steps to convert 2.875 to a fraction:

To convert 2.875 to a simple form of fraction, follow these steps:

Step 1. Write the decimal 2.875 as a fraction with a denominator of 1.

2.875 = 2.875/1

Step 2. We need to turn the decimal in the numerator into an integer by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 1000. Multiplying by 1000 is because the number 2.875 has 3 digits after the decimal point, and the 3rd power of 10 is 1000.

2.875 x 1000/1 x 1000 = 2875/1000

Step 3. Finally, we need to simplify the fraction to its simplest form by dividing the numerator 2875 and the denominator 1000 by their greatest common divisor 125.

2875 ÷ 125/1000 ÷ 125 = 23/8

Therefore, the answer of 2.875 as a fraction is 23/8.

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