9/16 without a calculator would be 0.5625. Because you are trying to divide a small number by a larger number, your quotient will come out to be less than 1. what you do is create the dividing table 16/9. Clearly 16 cant go into 9 one full time. so you add a decimal and 0 to the end of 9: 16/9.0. this doesn't change the value of 9 but you can now divide it as if it were 90. Just remember to put the decimal into the correct place. until you have no more remainders, continue to add zeros to the end of your dividend.
