Question

How do you convert 1/5 into a decimal and percent?

Answer 1

It is `0.2`, or `20%`.

Explanation:

So you have the fraction `1/5`.

What the divided sign is, is basically just a division sign. So, to get the decimal, you do `1 divide 5`.

This makes you get `0.2`. Now, you need a percentage.

A percentage is a number over `100`.

To get `5` to `100`, you multiply it by `20`, and do the same for `1`, leaving you with `20/100`.

So, your percentage is `20 %`.