Question

How do you convert $\frac{7}{8}$ into a decimal and percent?

Answer 1

Convert given number into decimal and percent.

First, convert into decimal:

$\Rightarrow \frac{7}{8}=0.875\left[\text{Divide by}8\right]$

Now, convert into percent:

$$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow \frac{7}{8}=\frac{7}{8}\times 100\%\left[\text{Multiply by}100\%\right] \\ \Rightarrow \frac{7}{8}=\frac{700}{8}\%\left[\text{Simplifying}\right] \\ \Rightarrow \frac{7}{8}=87.5\%\left[\text{Divide by}8\right] \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the decimal number is $\mathbf{0}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{875}$ and the percent is $\mathbf{87}\mathbf{.}\mathbf{5}\mathbf{\%}$ for the given number.