Verified answer

Let the no. of parts be 'x'. So,

\frac{1}{16}

16

1

× x = 1x=1

=> \frac{1}{16}

16

1

× x = \frac{16}{16}x=

16

16

=> x = \frac{16}{16}x=

16

16

× \frac{16}{1}

1

16

(Numerator & denominator get cancelled)

=> x = 16

So, there are 16 parts.