Rewrite 1/5 as a percent

What the divided sign is, is basically just a division sign. So, to get the decimal, you do 1:5.

This makes you get 0.2. Now, you need a percentage.

A percentage is a number over 100.

To get 5 to 100, you multiply it by 20, and do the same for 1, leaving you with 20100.

So, your percentage is 20%.

20%

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 as a percent is 20%

The 1 in 1/5 is equal to 10.

The 5 in 1/5 is equal to 50.

Therefore you would multiply 50 x 2 to get 100.

Then, you would multiply 10 x 2 to get 20/100 or 20%