2/5 as a percentage is 40.00%. This means that if you split something into five equal parts, taking two of those parts gives you forty percent of the whole. It’s a quick way to see the size of the fraction in everyday terms.
When you think of 2/5 in real life, picture a pizza cut into five slices and you eat two of them. You’ve just enjoyed 40 % of the pizza, which is the same as the fraction 2/5.
The same idea works for money, measurements, or any other quantity. Knowing that 2/5 equals 40.00% helps you compare and understand portions without having to work with fractions directly.
