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What is the fraction #1/5# as a percent?

Answer 1

To the fraction #1/5# as a percent is #20%#.

This is the detailed procedure.

Start by changing the fraction to a decimal by diving the numerator by the denominator (#1# divided by #5#). That equals #0.2#.

Change the decimal to a percent by multiplying it by #100%#, or moving the decimal two places. That gives you #20%#.

Another way of thinking about it is multiplying the numerator by #100%#, then dividing that by the denominator (#100%# divided by #5#). This gives you #20%#.

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Answer 2

Jameson Allen

1/5 as a percent is 20%.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.