Question

Rename 2/5 as a percent_______________________

Answer 1

It can be helpful to remember that "%" is just a shorthand way to write "/100" (divided by 100, or per 100, or per cent). ("Cent" is often used to refer to 100 or 1/100. A "cent" is 1/100 of a dollar, or 1/100 of an acre, for example. A century is 100 years.)

Make the denominator of your fraction be 100. Multiply numerator and denominator by 20/20.

(2/5)×(20/20) = 40/100 = 40%

You can also get there via decimals.

... 2/5 = 0.4 = 0.40 (40 hundredths) = 40/100 (40 hundredths) = 40%

Or, you can multiply by 100%.

... (2/5)×(100%) = (200/5)% = 40%