What Is 16/26 as a Decimal + Solution With Free Steps

The fraction 16/26 as a decimal is equal to 0.61538462.

Fraction is a mathematical expression that has three parts numerator, denominator, and division operator. In mathematics, the Division operator has many symbols so we can write fraction expressions in different ways like p/q, p÷q, etc

16 26 as a decimal

Here, we are more interested in the division types that result in a Decimal value, as this can be expressed as a Fraction. We see fractions as a way of showing two numbers having the operation of Division between them that result in a value that lies between two Integers.

Now, we introduce the method used to solve said fraction-to-decimal conversion, called Long Division, which we will discuss in detail moving forward. So, let’s go through the Solution of fraction 16/26.

Solution

First, we convert the fraction components, i.e., the numerator and the denominator, and transform them into the division constituents, i.e., the Dividend and the Divisor, respectively.

This can be done as follows:

Dividend = 16

Divisor = 26

We introduce the most important quantity in our division process: the Quotient. The value represents the Solution to our division and can be expressed as having the following relationship with the Division constituents:

Quotient = Dividend $\div$ Divisor = 16 $\div$ 26

This is when we go through the Long Division solution to our problem. The following figure shows the long division:

16/26 Long Division Method

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16/26 Long Division Method

We start solving a problem using the Long Division Method by first taking apart the division’s components and comparing them. As we have 16 and 26, we can see how 16 is Smaller than 26, and to solve this division, we require that 16 be Bigger than 26.

This is done by multiplying the dividend by 10 and checking whether it is bigger than the divisor or not. If so, we calculate the Multiple of the divisor closest to the dividend and subtract it from the Dividend. This produces the Remainder, which we then use as the dividend later.

Now, we begin solving for our dividend 16, which after getting multiplied by 10 becomes 160.

We take this 160 and divide it by 26; this can be done as follows:

 160 $\div$ 26 $\approx$ 6

Where:

26 x 6 = 156

This will lead to the generation of a Remainder equal to 160 – 156 = 4. Now this means we have to repeat the process by Converting the 4 into 40 and solving for that:

40 $\div$ 26 $\approx$ 1 

Where:

26 x 1 = 26

This, therefore, produces another Remainder equal to 40 – 26 = 14. Now we must solve this problem to the Third Decimal Place for accuracy, so we repeat the process with dividend 140.

140 $\div$ 26 $\approx$ 5 

Where:

26 x 5 = 130

Finally, we have a Quotient generated after combining the three pieces of it as 0.615=z, with a Remainder equal to 10.Quotient and Remainder of 16 per 26

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