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What is 2 times 1/5?

Answer
2 × 1/5 = 25
Fraction
25
Decimal
0.4
Percent
40%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 = 2/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (2 × 1)/(1 × 5) = 2/5

Check: 2/5 ÷ 1/5 = 2 ✓

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2
1/5
= 2/5

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 2 times 1/5?

    2 times 1/5 is 2/5. As a decimal it's 0.4.

    How do you work out 2 × 1/5?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.