How do you convert 2/5 into a decimal and percent?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-30T14:04:25

Percent: $40 %$ $40%$
Decimal: $0.4$ $0.4$

To get $\frac{2}{5}$ $2/5$ as a percent, we need the denominator to be $100$ $100$ .

$\frac{2}{5}$ $2/5$

$\frac{2 \cdot 20}{5 \cdot 20}$ $(2 * 20)/(5 * 20)$

$\frac{40}{100}$ $40/100$

Now that we have a denominator equal to $100$ $100$ , just look at the numerator and that's your percent.

$40 %$ $40%$

To make this a decimal, take the percent value and move the decimal point left two times.

$40$ $40$

$.40$ $.40$

$.4$ $.4$ or $0.4$ $0.4$