Question

What is the decimal form of $2\frac{7}{16}$?

• A. 2.4375

Answer 1

The correct option is A 2.4375
$2\frac{7}{16}$ can be expressed as $2+\frac{7}{16}$

As the denominator 16 cannot be expressed as a power of 10, i.e., 1 followed by some zeros, we long divide 7 by 16.


Quotient = 0.4375

$\therefore \frac{7}{16}=0.4375$
Hence, $2\frac{7}{16}=2+\frac{7}{16}=2+0.4375=2.4375$