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    3/16 as a Decimal

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    3/16 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 3/16 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

    3/16 as a Decimal Expansion
    3/16 = 0.1875
    Hence,
    3/16 as a decimal equals to 0.1875
    where,
    3/16 is a given fraction,
    The decimal expansion of 3/16 is 0.1875

    3/16 as a Mixed Number
    The given fraction 3/16 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 3 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 16.

    For values other than 3/16, use this below tool:

    How-to: 3/16 as a Decimal

    The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 3/16 as a decimal equivalent.
    step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
    Input values:
    The fraction = 3/16

    What to be found:
    Find the decimal expansion of fraction 3/16.


    step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 3/16, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the denominator is having 1 more digits than the numerator, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 3/16.
    = 3/16 x 100/100


    step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
    = 100 x 3/16 x 1/100
    = 300/16 x 1/100


    step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
    = 300/16 x 1/100
    = 288 + 12/16 x 1/100
    = ( 288/16 + 12/16) x 1/100
    = (18 + 12/16 ) x 1/100


    step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 12/16 in the above expression:
    = (18 + 12/16 ) x 1/100
    = (18 + 0.75) x 1/100


    step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
    = (18 + 0.75) x 1/100
    = 18.75 x 1/100
    = 18.75/100
    3/16= 0.1875

    Hence,
    3/16 as a decimal is 0.1875


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