175 175 Step 3 Now that we have converted 87.5 to the improper fraction 175, v 175 1 x 7/8 x 2 100 175 200 1 we can multiply by 100 Step 4 175 1 We determined x 2 100 175 Recall that a fraction is reduced to lowest terms when the greatest common divisor of the numerator and denominator is 1. The greatest common divisor 200 is the largest number that divides both the numerator and denominator. The largest number that divides both 175 and 200 is Thus, as a reduced fraction, 87.5%- Dividing the numerator and denominator by this value results in a reduced fraction. Submit Skip (you cannot come back