How do you convert 1/5 into a decimal and percent?

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Rishab C.
Jun 1, 2016

It is # 0.2#, or #20%#.

Explanation:

So you have the fraction #1/5#.

What the divided sign is, is basically just a division sign. So, to get the decimal, you do #1 divide 5#.

This makes you get #0.2#. Now, you need a percentage.

A percentage is a number over #100#.

To get #5# to #100#, you multiply it by #20#, and do the same for #1#, leaving you with #20/100#.

So, your percentage is #20 %#.

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