What is 2 and 9/16 as a Decimal?
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What is 2 9/16 as a decimal?
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Fraction 2 9/16 as a decimal is
2.5625
Exact, terminating: denominator 16 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 has only 2s and 5s · 4 decimal places
2 9/16: whole part, then 9 ÷ 16
Whole part 2 stays in front; divide the fraction part:
| remainder | ×10 | = digit × 16 + new remainder | digit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 90 | 5 × 16 + 10 | 5 |
| 10 | 100 | 6 × 16 + 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 40 | 2 × 16 + 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 80 | 5 × 16 + 0 | 5 |
The remainder reaches 0 after 4 steps → 0.5625 ends.
2 + 0.5625 = 2.5625
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