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 21÷ 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.
