1
20
0.05
1/20 as a decimal is 0.05
Terminating
1/20 is 0.05, or 5%. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.05
- Percent
- 5%
- Ratio
- 1 : 19
- Decimal places
- 2
- Degrees of a circle
- 18°
- Minutes of an hour
- 3
- Reciprocal
- 20/1 = 20
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/40, 3/60, 4/80, 5/100
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 1/20 as a decimal?
0.05. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Q. What is 1/20 as a percentage?
5%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/20?
2/40, 3/60, 4/80, 5/100 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/20?
20/1, or 20 as a mixed number.