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\r\n Some decimals are polite. They show up, say their piece, and leave: \r\n 0.5, 0.25, 0.75.<\/strong> Others never know when to stop. They loop forever,\r\n repeating the same digits until the end of time.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n If you have ever stared at 0.16 repeating<\/strong> and wondered how that never-ending\r\n decimal could possibly be written as a simple fraction, you are in the right place.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n 0.16161616...<\/strong> (where \u201c16\u201d repeats<\/strong>) equals\r\n \r\n 16\/99\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n If only the 6 repeats (0.16666...), the answer is different. Both are explained below.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

\r\n So, what is .16 repeating as a fraction?<\/strong> Let's unpack it, prove it,\r\n and make sure you never forget how to do it again.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n

\r\n What Does \u201c0.16 Repeating\u201d Actually Mean?\r\n <\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n The phrase is a little slippery, because \u201crepeating\u201d can point at different digits.\r\n Mathematicians show this with a small bar (called a vinculum<\/strong>) written\r\n over the digits that repeat. In plain text, we have to rely on context.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n This is the most common meaning, and it is what most people are asking for\r\n when they ask for 0.16 repeating as a fraction<\/strong>.\r\n The block \u201c16\u201d<\/strong> loops forever.\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n

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The phrase is a little slippery, because \u201crepeating\u201d can point at different digits. Mathematicians show this with a small bar (called a vinculum) written over the digits that repeat. In plain text, we have to rely on context. Here are the two readings you will run into:<\/span><\/p>