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7/8

Solution Method:

1. Convert 87.5 percent to decimal value:

___ 87.5%/100% = .875

2. Convert .875 to an equivalent fractional value:

___.875 x 1000/1000 = 875/1000

(Note: This step involves using the multiplication indentity property of 1)

3. Reduce the fraction 875/1000 to simpliest terms:

___875/1000 * 125/125 = (875/125) / (1000/125) = 7/8

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