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What is 1/5 in a percentage

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Answer:

20% or .2 or .20

Explanation:

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User Bsuire
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Answer: 20%

Step-by-step explanation: To write a fraction as a percent,

first remember that a percent is a ratio of a number to 100.

So to write 1/5 as a percent, we need to find a fraction

equivalent to 1/5 that has a 100 in the denominator.

We can do this by setting up a proportion.

So we have
(1)/(5) = (n)/(100).

Now, we can use cross-products to find the missing value.

So we have (1)(100) = (5)(n).

So we have the equation 100 = 5n.

Next, dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we have 20 = n.

So 1/5 is equal to 20/100 or 20%

Since a percent is a ratio that compares a

number to 100, we can 20/100 as 20%.

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