What is 13/16 as a decimal?

13/16 as a decimal is 0.8125

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Question 1Convert the fraction

What is 13/16 written as a decimal?

Answer

0.8125.

Divide 13 by 16.

Question 2Check with multiplication

How can you check the decimal value of 13/16?

Answer

Multiply 0.8125 by 16; the result is 13.

Multiplication reverses the division used to convert the fraction.

Question 3Convert to a percentage

What percentage is equivalent to 13/16?

Answer

81.25%.

Multiply the decimal 0.8125 by 100.

Question 4Place the value on a number line

Between which two consecutive whole numbers does 13/16 lie?

Answer

It lies between 0 and 1.

Its decimal value is 0.8125.

Solution

Any fraction can be converted to decimal form by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

The numerator 13 is the divisor and the denominator 16 is the dividend.

Since 16 > 13, we cannot divide 13 by 16. To continue the division, start by placing a decimal point in the quotient.

Add 0 to 13 to make it 130.

Find the number of times 16 divides 130.

16 divides 130 eight times to give 128.
Subtract 128 from 130 to get a remainder of 2.

Add 0 again to make it 20.
16 divides 20 one time to give 16.
Subtract from 20 to get a remainder of 4.

Add 0 to make it 40.
16 divides 40 two times to give 32.
Subtract 32 from 40 to get the remainder 8.

Add 0 again to make it 80.
16 divides 80 five times completely and leaves a remainder of 0.

Since the remainder is 0, we cannot divide further.

$$\frac{\mathbf{13}}{\mathbf{16}}\boldsymbol=\mathbf0\boldsymbol.\mathbf{8125}$$

Remember

Here are some common terms you should be familiar with.

• In the fraction $$\frac{13}{16}$$, the number 13 is the dividend (our numerator)
• The number 16 is our divisor (our denominator). 

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