In order to write \(\frac{16}{25}\) as a decimal, we need to find a fraction equivalent to \(\frac{16}{25}\) with a 100 in the denominator. Notice that if we multiply the numerator and the denominator of \(\frac{18}{25}\) by 4, we get the equivalent fraction \(\frac{64}{100}\) 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.
