In order to write [tex]\frac{16}{25}[/tex] as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to [tex]\frac{16}{25}[/tex] with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and the denominator of [tex]\frac{18}{25}[/tex] by 4, we get the equivalent fraction [tex]\frac{64}{100}[/tex] which we can now write as a decimal. Remember that the hundredths place is two places to the right of the decimal point so we can write 72/100 as 0.72.
