What is the decimal equivalent of 1/5 of 1%?

Question

The alternatives are as follows a. 0.2 , b. 0.5 , c. 0.02 and d. 0.002

Answer 1

Hello,


First, convert 1/5 into a decimal. To do so, remember all  a fraction means is that you are dividing. In the case of 1/5 you are performing the following operation: 1 ÷ 5. This gives you 0.2  

Next convert 1% into a decimal value. Doing so gives you a value of 0.01 right? 

Third, notice the word "of" in your problem. It means you are going to multiply the two values we just obtained, okay? 

Therefore: 

0.2 * 0.01 = .002   Your answer is d. 

I hope I have helped you understand this a bit better and wish you a great day. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.