#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.

0.4#xx#100#=# 40

#2/5# = 40%