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Last updated on March 13th, 2025
It is a simple question on decimal conversion. Firstly, we have to learn fractions and decimals. A fraction represents a part of a whole. It has two parts, the numerator (number on the top), here 13 represents how many parts out of the whole. The denominator (number below) shows how many parts make up the whole, here it is 16. A decimal is a way to represent a number that is not whole, using a (.) or a decimal to separate the whole part from the fractional part. The numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the whole, and those to the right represent the fractional part.
1 13/16 in decimals can be written as 1.8125. It is a terminating decimal, showing it will not repeat any digit infinitely.
To convert 1 13/16 into a decimal, we will first convert the fractional part separately and then add the whole number.
Step 1: Identify the whole number, numerator, and denominator. Here, the whole number is 1, the numerator is 13, and the denominator is 16.
Step 2: Divide the numerator by the denominator to convert the fraction into a decimal. Divide 13 by 16.
Step 3: Since 13 is less than 16, we add a decimal point and zero to make it 130. Divide 130 by 16.
Step 4: 16 goes into 130 eight times (16 × 8 = 128), and the remainder is 2.
Step 5: Bring down another 0 to make it 20. Divide 20 by 16, which goes once (16 × 1 = 16), and the remainder is 4.
Step 6: Bring down another 0 to make it 40. Divide 40 by 16, which goes twice (16 × 2 = 32), and the remainder is 8.
Step 7: Bring down another 0 to make it 80. Divide 80 by 16, which goes five times (16 × 5 = 80), and the remainder is 0. The decimal part of 13/16 is 0.8125.
Add this to the whole number 1 to get 1.8125.