What is 1/5 as a percent? Here we will explain and show you how to calculate and convert 1/5 to a percent.
In addition, we will also illustrate the fraction 1/5 on a pie chart and 1/5 as a percent on a pie chart.
1/5 is a fraction that means 1 out of 5, and percent means something out of 100. We can therefore make the following equation to get 1/5 as a percent:
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To find the percent in the equation above, we multiply 1 by 100 and then divide the product by 5. Here is the solution to the equation above and the answer to 1/5 as a percent:
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1/5 = 20%
The illustrations below show you how 1/5 and 20% divide a pie chart differently, but cover the same area because they are the same.
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