1
5
0.2
1/5 as a decimal is 0.2
Terminating
1/5 is 0.2, or 20%. It stops after 1 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
- 0.2
- Percent
- 20%
- Ratio
- 1 : 4
- Decimal places
- 1
- Degrees of a circle
- 72°
- Minutes of an hour
- 12
- Reciprocal
- 5/1 = 5
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/10, 3/15, 4/20, 5/25
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 1/5 as a decimal?
0.2. It stops after 1 decimal places.
Q. What is 1/5 as a percentage?
20%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/5?
2/10, 3/15, 4/20, 5/25 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/5?
5/1, or 5 as a mixed number.