What is 7/8 as a Decimal?

A decimal number can be defined as a number whose whole number part and the fractional part is separated by a decimal point. 

Answer: 7/8 as a decimal is written as 0.875

Let us understand the method to convert 7/8 as a decimal.

Explanation: 

Writing 7/8 as a decimal using the division method.

To convert any fraction to its decimal form, we just need to divide its numerator by the denominator.

Here, the fraction is 7/8 which means we need to perform 7 ÷ 8.

This gives the answer as 0.875. So, 7/8 as a decimal is 0.875

You can also verify your answer using Cuemath's Fraction to Decimal Calculator.

Thus, 7/8 as a decimal is 0.875