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.

On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, wrote:

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.
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.

On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, wrote:

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.

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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On 05/21/2015 05:32 PM, Shadow wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, wrote:

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.

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)





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

On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 7:30:39 PM UTC-4, philo wrote:
On 05/21/2015 05:32 PM, Shadow wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, wrote:

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.

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)





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

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.

On 5/21/15 7:30 PM, philo wrote:
On 05/21/2015 05:32 PM, Shadow wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 17:12:33 -0500, wrote:

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.

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)





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

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.

http://www.rapidtables.com/convert/n...o_Fraction.htm

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, 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?

I have so much to learn.

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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)



--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." [Original
Pledge of Allegiance (1892)]

On 5/21/2015 6:12 PM, wrote:
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.



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

John

On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 6:39:07 PM UTC-5, John wrote:
On 5/21/2015 6:12 PM, wrote:
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.



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

John

I have an abacus. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Silly Monster

On Fri, 22 May 2015 17:09:19 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Monster
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.

I love America.

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..

--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

"I am treated as evil by people who claim that they are being oppressed
because they are not allowed to force me to practice what they do." [D.
Dale Gulledge]

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