Bridget is building a table with her mom has a Weekend project she needs 5.875 feet of wood. What is the amount as a fraction

Answer 1

To express 5.875 feet as a fraction, we can consider the decimal part (0.875) as the numerator and the whole number part (5) as the denominator:
5.875 = 5 + 0.875 = 5 + 875/1000 = 5 + 7/8

Therefore, 5.875 feet can be expressed as the fraction 5 7/8.