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6.875 inches, you divide the fraction to get a decimal

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Amount of snow in inches, which we have to represented in decimal

       \(=6\frac{7}{8}\\\\=6.875\)

The fraction when represented in decimals, will be terminating as denominator of the mixed fraction (8) contains power of 2=2³.

The rule states that, if denominator of the fraction has term \(2^m,\text{or} 5^n,\text{or},2^m \times 5^n\),then the decimal expansion of fraction will be terminating.