What is 0.16 as a fraction and in simplest form?

Answer 1

0.16 is a fraction. It is a fraction in decimal form rather than in the form of a ratio. However, that does not stop it being a fraction. And, being a decimal fraction, it is in its simplest form. Its equivalent, in rational form, is 16/100 which simplifies to 4/25.

Answer 2

To express 0.16 as a fraction, we can write it as 16/100 since 0.16 is the same as 16 hundredths. To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 4. So, 16/100 simplifies to 4/25 in its simplest form.

Answer 3

0.16 as a fraction in simplest form is 4/25