In order to change 1/16 to decimal form we need to divide 1 by 16. We know that since 1 is smaller than 16 we are going to end up with a number less than 1.
We can divide 1/16 with a calculator or do it longhand. In this video I did the division longhand (but checked my answer with a calculator). When we divide 1 by 16, we get 0.0625.
So: 1/16 = 0.0625
0.0625 is less than 1 so that is a good way to check if our answer is reasonable. You could also multiply your answer by the denominator and you should get the numerator. In this case 0.0625 x 16 = 1.
Note that 1/16 and 0.0625 represent the same quantity, they are just written in different formats. 1/16 is a fraction and 0.0625 is in decimal form.
