How do you write $2/5$ as a percent?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-26T11:51:36

$2/5 = 0.4 =40%$

A percent is a value given out of a total of 100.

Find an equivalent fraction for $2/5$

$2/5 xx 20/20 = 40/100$

$40/100 =40%$

You can also multiply by $100color(blue)(%)$

$2/5 xx 100color(blue)(%)$

$=40color(blue)(%)$

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