It doesn't. 2.375 = 2 3/8
2.875 = 2 7/8
But how does the number translate into a fraction? Everything to the left of the decimal is a whole number, so the 2 in 2.375 is kept. The .375 is a decimal number that can be expressed in the fraction 3/8, so it is appended to the 2, to become 2 3/8.
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7 8ths = 7/8
11/12ths is larger than 7/8ths.
5 8ths 7/8 x 5/7 = 35/56 = 5/8
percent equal to 7-8ths = 87.5%7/8:= 7 ÷ 8= 0.875 in decimal= 0.875 * 100%= 87.5%
It is: 7/8 = 0.875