If 1/5 of all lawyers are self-employed, what percent of lawyers are self-employed?

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20 percent

Explanation:

If the fraction of self-employed to employed lawyers would be 1/5, then you would divide 1 by 5 which gives you .20 percent out of 1, equaling 20%

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