Represent the following fraction in decimal form:
$\frac{2}{5}$

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Solution

Given: $\frac{2}{5}$
Now, multiply numerator as well denominator by $2$ , so that we obtain $10$ in the denominator.
$\Rightarrow \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{4}{10} = 0.4$
Hence, $\frac{2}{5} = 0.5$

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