1
16
0.0625
1/16 as a decimal is 0.0625
Terminating
1/16 is 0.0625, or 6.25%. It stops after 4 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.0625
- Percent
- 6.25%
- Ratio
- 1 : 15
- Decimal places
- 4
- Degrees of a circle
- 22.5°
- Minutes of an hour
- 3.75
- Reciprocal
- 16/1 = 16
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/32, 3/48, 4/64, 5/80
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 1/16 as a decimal?
0.0625. It stops after 4 decimal places.
Q. What is 1/16 as a percentage?
6.25%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/16?
2/32, 3/48, 4/64, 5/80 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/16?
16/1, or 16 as a mixed number.