1/5 as a percent

What percentage is 1 out of 5?

Answer: 1 out of 5 as a percentage is 20%

(Twenty percent)

1 is 20 percent out of 5

Explanation of 1/5 Fraction to Percent Conversion

Fraction to Percentage Conversion Formula: % = (Number1 ÷ Number2) × 100

According to 'Fraction to Percentage' conversion formula if you want to know what percent of 5 is 1 you have to divide 1 by 5 and then multiply the result by 100.

Here is the complete solution:

(1 ÷ 5) × 100

=

0.2 × 100

=

20%

To make it easier to calculate, you may write it as an equation:

1
/
5
=
X
/
100

We need to adjust the fraction to the target denominator 100. To find the required multiplier we need to divide 100 by the denominator 5:

100 ÷ 5 = 20

Now we can multiply our numerator 1 by this multiplier:

1 × 20 = 20 %

so

1
/
5
=
20
/
100
= 20%

There is also another approach - you can first multiply numerator 1 by 100 and then divide result by denominator 5 :

(1 × 100) ÷ 5

=

100 ÷ 5

=

20%

See Also

Percentage table

NumbersPercentage
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
180%
200%
11 out of 5220%
240%
13 out of 5260%
14 out of 5280%
300%
16 out of 5320%
17 out of 5340%
18 out of 5360%
19 out of 5380%
400%
21 out of 5420%
22 out of 5440%
23 out of 5460%
24 out of 5480%
500%
26 out of 5520%
27 out of 5540%
28 out of 5560%
29 out of 5580%
600%

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FAQ

What percentage is 1 out of 5?

1 out of 5 as a percentage is 20%

1 is what percent of 5?

1 is 20% of 5