Question

Brigid is building a table with her mom as a weekend project. She needs 5.875 feet of wood. What is this amount as a fraction?(1 point)
feet?

Answer 1

To convert 5.875 feet to a fraction, let's break it down:

1. The whole number part is 5.
2. The decimal part .875 needs to be converted to a fraction.

To convert .875 to a fraction, we recognize that .875 is the same as 875/1000. We can simplify this fraction:

875 ÷ 125 = 7
1000 ÷ 125 = 8

So, .875 = 7/8.

Now, we can combine the whole number with the fraction:

5.875 = 5 + 7/8 = 5 7/8.

Thus, the amount of wood Brigid needs as a fraction is:

**5 7/8 feet.**