Hi Mavungu, So, you arrived at an answer of 1.875, right? Take the 1 aside for the moment, okay, but remember it. That leaves you with just the decimal: .875, do you see now? That is the exact same value as 875/1000, right? Now, find the common factor. And when you look at the fraction of 875/1000 you find the common factor to be 125. You will use THIS number to reduce the fraction of 875/1000. So, divide 875 by 125 for your numerator. Then divide 1000 by 125 for your denominator. We good, so far? Doing the previous two steps reduces your fraction to 7/8, you see? Now, bring back your 1 and you have your answer of 1 7/8. Does this make sense now? I hope you are helped and have a great Tuesday. , A fraction is a part of any quantity out of a whole, where, the whole can be any number, a specific value, or a thing. Whereas, a decimal number can be defined as a number in which the whole number part and the fractional part are separated by a decimal point. Let us understand how to express the decimal 0.875 as a fraction in simplest form., what is .875 as a reduced fraction?7/8 - if the denominator were to be reduced any further than the numerator (a prime) would be reduced also, which can't happen.