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Is 40% bigger than 2/5

User Scooby
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40% can be rewritten as 0.4
2/5 can be rewritten as 0.4.

As you can see, they are equal, so NO, 40% is not bigger than 2/5.
User Garythegoat
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To find the percentage of 2/5 you'll divide them and then multiply the answer by 100.

2/5 = 0.4 = 40%

So 40% and 2/5 are equal.

Hope this helps :)
User Turtlefight
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