It is: 16/3 = 5.3333....3 recurring
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To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the top number by the bottom number: 3/16 = 3 ÷ 16 = .1875
3/16 can't be a mixed number however 16/3 as a mixed number is 51/3 if that's what you meant?
16 2/3 is a reduced mixed number as a decimal it is 16.666666666666666666 (This is approx. since the 6's after the decimal are infinite. The most acturate way to write this number is as 16 2/3.
2/6 can be simplified to 1/3 but this has no effect on the decimal equivalent which is 0.333333...... (with the number 3 going on indefinitely). This is said to be a recurring decimal number and is written with a line over the recurring portion to indicate that it is repeated indefinitely. In this case, the decimal number would be written 0.3 (with a line over the figure 3).
In order to change 3/40 to a decimal, you would have to divide the numbers. 3 divided by 40 = .075