[tex]\huge\boxed{\frac{1}{4}}[/tex]
You can simplify a fraction by dividing its numerator and denominator both by a factor from both of the numbers.
In this case, [tex]4[/tex] is a factor of the numerator and the denominator.
Divide both the numerator and the denominator by [tex]4[/tex].
[tex]\dfrac{4}{16} \div \dfrac{4}{4} = \dfrac{4 \div 4}{16 \div 4} = \boxed{\dfrac{1}{4}}[/tex]
