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What is .875 inch as a fraction?

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Jerr...@spamblocked.com

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May 21, 2015, 6:13:08 PM5/21/15
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I need to buy some hose for an old washing machine. I plan top just buy
some plastic tubing called Dairy hose (used for cow milking machines). I
am almost helpless when it comes to math.

The original hose is listed as .875 inch ID.
But that dairy hose is sold as a fraction, such as 3/4". (I know 3/4" is
.750). What is .875 as a fraction?

(I'm guessing around 7/8", but that's just a guess).

Thanks for all help.

Pat

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May 21, 2015, 6:19:49 PM5/21/15
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Pretty good guess. .875 is exactly 7/8. However, be careful with
inside vs. outside diameter. Hoses and pipe intended for different
purposes often measured in different incompatible ways.

Shadow

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May 21, 2015, 6:33:22 PM5/21/15
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On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, Jerr...@spamblocked.com wrote:

To do fractions, put your value over 1, and divide or multiply
both top and bottom by the same number until you have the lowest whole
number possible.

.875/1.000
divide both by 5

.175/.200
divide both by 5

.35/.40

divide both by 5
.7/.8

Can't be divided any further, multiply by 10

7/8
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philo

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May 21, 2015, 7:30:39 PM5/21/15
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Your method works just fine but all the OP would have had to have done
is enter .975 into a Google search. First hit said 7/8ths

trader_4

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May 21, 2015, 7:35:45 PM5/21/15
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Or since he thought it was about 7/8, just divide 7 by 8.
In this case it's exact. If it wasn't then try 13/16 or 15/16,
etc. until you have it close enough for what you need.

J Burns

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May 21, 2015, 8:17:43 PM5/21/15
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Google gave me 39/40. I could have done it faster in my head by taking
the complement: .025. Ah, 1/40, so .975 is 39/40.

The same approach works with .875.

Auric Goldfinger

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May 21, 2015, 8:21:58 PM5/21/15
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http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/Decimal_to_Fraction.htm

Stormin Mormon

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May 21, 2015, 8:52:05 PM5/21/15
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On 5/21/2015 7:30 PM, philo wrote:
> On 05/21/2015 05:32 PM, Shadow wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, Jerr...@spamblocked.com wrote:
>>
>>> .750). What is .875 as a fraction?
>>>
>> To do fractions, put your value over 1, and divide or multiply
>> both top and bottom by the same number until you have the lowest whole
>> number possible.
>>
>> .875/1.000
>> divide both by 5
>>
>
> Your method works just fine but all the OP would have had to have done
> is enter .975 into a Google search. First hit said 7/8ths

So to fractionate .875, I'd enter .975?

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Mark Lloyd

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May 22, 2015, 2:01:46 PM5/22/15
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On 05/21/2015 05:32 PM, Shadow wrote:
[snip]

Or approach it from the other direction, divide 7 by 8. That's all you
need to do here.

>
> To do fractions, put your value over 1, and divide or multiply
> both top and bottom by the same number until you have the lowest whole
> number possible.
>
> .875/1.000
> divide both by 5
>
> .175/.200
> divide both by 5
>
> .35/.40
>
> divide both by 5
> .7/.8
>
> Can't be divided any further, multiply by 10
>
> 7/8
> []'s
> (I'm a terrible teacher)
>


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John

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May 22, 2015, 7:39:07 PM5/22/15
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A $10 pocket calculator can make life easier, I like the TI-30Xa.

John

Uncle Monster

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May 22, 2015, 8:09:23 PM5/22/15
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I have an abacus. ^_^

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Oren

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May 22, 2015, 10:40:43 PM5/22/15
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On Fri, 22 May 2015 17:09:19 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
<uncl...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> A $10 pocket calculator can make life easier, I like the TI-30Xa.
>>
>> John
>
>I have an abacus. ^_^

An officer (Shaky Pete) got confused when counting prisoners when he
saw a prosthetic leg in the cell at count time, leaning on a wall
locker at 4 PM stand up count - lost count three times. I watched it
happen.

Advice to him from a counselor:

Count feet. If you get an odd number, add one and divide by two - it
tells you how many convicts are present for count time.

Back in the day, rookies were given rocks in the left pants pocket.
Each time they saw an inmate; instructions were to move a rock to the
right pants pocket. The senior officer then counted the rocks and
called the control center with the count of how crooks they had.

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Mark Lloyd

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May 23, 2015, 1:49:05 PM5/23/15
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On 05/22/2015 06:43 PM, John wrote:

[snip]

> A $10 pocket calculator can make life easier, I like the TI-30Xa.
>
> John

Your computer may have an even better one..

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John

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May 24, 2015, 7:42:18 AM5/24/15
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On 5/23/2015 1:49 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 05/22/2015 06:43 PM, John wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> A $10 pocket calculator can make life easier, I like the TI-30Xa.
>>
>> John
>
> Your computer may have an even better one..


My workstation doesn't fit in my pocket.

However :

My cell phone has a free app called 'CalcMadeEasy' that is nearly as
good as the TI.


John
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