2/5 is the same as what percent?

1 Answer
Apr 10, 2016

2/5 is 40%

Explanation:

2/5=2-:5

divide the numerator by the denominator to get a number
2 is the numerator, 5 is the denominator.

2-:5=0.4

multiply the number by 100 to get the percentage of the fraction.

0.4xx100= 40

2/5 = 40%