Question

How do you express `2 1/5` as a percent?

Answer 1

`220%`

Explanation:

I like to start by converting the number into decimal form:

`1/5` as a decimal is `0.2`

This means that `2 1/5` as a decimal is `2.2`.

Now to convert from decimal to percent, you just multiply by `100%`:

`2.2\xx 100%=220%`,

so the answer is 220%