Identify Whole and Fractional Parts: To express the decimal 16.54 as a mixed number, we first identify the whole number part and the fractional part. The whole number part is the number to the left of the decimal point, which is 16. The fractional part is the number to the right of the decimal point, which is 54.
Write Fractional Part as 10054: Next, we write the fractional part over 100, since there are two digits after the decimal point, which gives us 10054. This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
Simplify Fraction to 5027: Dividing both 54 and 100 by 2, we get 5027. So, the simplified fractional part of the decimal is 5027.
Combine Whole and Fractional Parts: Now, we combine the whole number part with the simplified fractional part to form the mixed number. The mixed number is 16 and 5027.
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