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Answer:
- 1/5 = 20% = 0.20
- 1/4 = 25% = 0.25
- 1/2 = 50% = 0.5
- 2/3 = 66.6...% = 0.6...
Step-by-step explanation:
The symbol % is interchangeable with /100. That is 25% = 25/100. One percent is one hundredth, so the decimal equivalent can be found by writing the percentage number in the hundredths place of a decimal number.
25% = 25/100 = 0.25 = 25 hundredths
The fractions can be converted to percentages by any of ...
multiply by 100%: 1/5 × 100% = (100/5)% = 20%
multiply by a value that makes the denominator 100: 1/5 × 20/20 = 20/100
divide the numerator by the denominator to get the decimal, then convert
1/5 = 0.20 = 20%
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Additional comment
You will notice that multiplying by 100% is the same as moving the decimal point right 2 places and adding a % symbol. Similarly, dividing by 100% will convert a percentage back to a decimal. It has the effect of removing the % symbol and shifting the decimal point left 2 places.
