Question

Convert $\frac{2}{5}$ into percent and decimal.

Answer 1

Step 1: Convert the fraction $\frac{2}{5}$ into a decimal.

Dividing numerator by the denominator for converting a fraction into decimal

$\frac{2}{5}=0.40$

Step 2: Convert the fraction $\frac{2}{5}$ into a percent.

To convert a fraction to a percent, you just need to multiply the fraction by $100$and reduce it to percent.

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{2}{5}\times 100 \\ \Rightarrow 0.40\times 100 \\ \Rightarrow 40\% \end{gathered}$$

Hence, $\frac{2}{5}$ into percent and decimal is $40\%$ and $0.40$