Express the following rational number as a decimal.$\frac{1}{16}$.

Given :

The given rational number is $\frac{1}{16}$.

To do :

We have to express the given rational number as a decimal.

Solution :

$\frac{1}{16}$

$\frac{1}{16}= \frac{1 \times 100}{16 \times 100}$

$=  \frac{25}{4\times 100}$

$= \frac{25 \times 100}{4 \times 100 \times 100}$

$= \frac{25 \times 25}{100 \times 100}$

$=  \frac{625}{10000}$

$= 0.0625$

Therefore, $\frac{1}{16}$ can be expressed as 0.0625.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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