Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction1 = 1/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 1)/(5 × 1) = 2/5
Check: 2/5 ÷ 1 = 2/5 ✓
What is 2/5 times 1?
Answer
2/5 × 1 = 25
- Fraction
- 25
- Decimal
- 0.4
- Percent
- 40%
Picture
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
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What is 2/5 times 1?
2/5 times 1 is 2/5. As a decimal it's 0.4.
How do you work out 2/5 × 1?
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.