Question

Write –64.875 as a mixed number.

Answer 1

-64 7/8 that is the simplified answer

Answer 2

`-64(7)/(8)`

Explanation:

-64 would be the whole number.

.875 would be 875/1000 as a fraction.

Put them together:

`-64(875)/(1000)`

Simplify:

`-64(875)/(1000)=-64(875/125)/(1000/125)=\boxed{-64(7)/(8)}`