18/16 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

18/16 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 18/16 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

18/16 as a Decimal
18/16 = 1.125
Hence,
18/16 as a decimal equals to 1.125
where,
18/16 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 18/16 is 1.125

18/16 as a Mixed Number
18/16 = (16 + 2)/16
= 16/16 + 2/16
= 1 + 2/16
= 1 2/16
18/16 = 1 2/16

Hence,
18/16 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₁₆
where,
18/16 is a given fraction,
1 ²/₁₆ is the mixed number representation of 18/16.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 18/16 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 18/16

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 18/16.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 18/16, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 18/16
= 16 + 2/16

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 16/16 + 2/16

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 16/16 + 2/16
= 1 + 2/16
= 1 + 1 x 2/8 x 2
= 1 + 1/8
1 + 1/8 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₈.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/8 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 125 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (1/8 x 125/125)
= 1 + 125/1000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.125
= 1.125
18/16 = 1.125

Hence,
18/16 as a decimal is 1.125
18/16 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₈