Multiply 1/16 by a Factor of 10: Fraction Scaling Practice

Increase the following fraction by a factor of 10:

$\frac{1}{16}=$

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Multiply the numerator of $\frac{1}{16}$, which is 1, by the factor of 10.
• Step 2: Use the same denominator, which remains as 16.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The numerator is 1. Multiplying this by the factor 10 gives us $1 \times 10 = 10$.
Step 2: The denominator remains 16, so the fraction becomes $\frac{10}{16}$.

After performing the multiplication, the fraction becomes $\frac{10}{16}$. To simplify this solution, we can reduce $\frac{10}{16}$ by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. This results in the final reduced fraction $\frac{5}{8}$. However, our task was to simply multiply and not reduce, so we end with:

The solution to the problem is $\frac{10}{160}$.