What is 2/5 as a Percent?
Are you trying to learn how to write 2/5 in percentage form?
Follow along to see how to convert fractions like this to percentages.
How to Convert 2/5 to a Percentage
To convert 2/5 into a percentage, you need to convert it to a decimal first, and then multiply by 100. To do this, you can use the division method:
2/5 = 2 ÷ 5 × 100% = 40%
To use the division method to express 2/5 as a percentage, divide the fraction's numerator (2) by the denominator (5), which is equal to 0.4, then multiply by 100% to find the result in percent form: 40%.
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