We want to write the given mixed number as a decimal.
-1 516We can first rewrite it as a fraction. Let's also ignore the negative sign for just a moment.
We found that 1 516 is equal to 21 16 when it is written as a fraction. This means that we actually want to find the quotient 21Ă· 16. We find the quotient by dividing the numerator of the fraction by its denominator. Let's do it!
We found that 2116, or 1 516, written as a decimal is 1.3125. Therefore, - 1 516 written as a decimal is - 1.3125.
