Question

What is the fraction $\frac{1}{5}$ as a percent ?

Answer 1

Here's the step-by-step process.

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%.