5
16
0.3125
5/16 as a decimal is 0.3125
Terminating
5/16 is 0.3125, or 31.25%. 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
- 0.3125
- Percent
- 31.25%
- Ratio
- 5 : 11
- Decimal places
- 4
- Degrees of a circle
- 112.5°
- Minutes of an hour
- 18.75
- Reciprocal
- 16/5 = 3 1/5
- Equivalent fractions
- 10/32, 15/48, 20/64, 25/80
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 5/16 as a decimal?
0.3125. It stops after 4 decimal places.
Q. What is 5/16 as a percentage?
31.25%.
Q. Which fractions equal 5/16?
10/32, 15/48, 20/64, 25/80 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 5/16?
16/5, or 3 1/5 as a mixed number.