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How do you write 2/5 as a percentage

User Kitcc
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Explanation:

Explanation:

To get 25 as a percent, we need the denominator to be 100 .

Now that we have a denominator equal to 100 , just look at the numerator and that's your percent.

40%

.40.

.4 or 0.4.

User Seldaek
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Answer:

40%

Explanation:

To convert a decimal to a fraction, multiply it to 100


(2)/(5) * 100


=(2)/(5) * (100)/(1)


=(2*100)/(5*1)


=(200)/(5)


=40

Therefore,
(2)/(5) is 40%

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