Fraction Bar — 2/5 (two fifths) — free printable diagram

What is 2/5?

2/5 is two fifths — a bar split into 5 equal parts with 2 of them shaded. As a decimal 2/5 is 0.4, and as a percentage it is 40%.

Fraction

2/5

In words

two fifths

Simplest form

2/5 (already simplest)

As a decimal

0.4

As a percentage

40%

Shaded parts

2 of 5

Unshaded

3/5

• 2/5 means the bar is divided into 5 equal parts and two of them are shaded.
• 2 and 5 share no common factor bigger than 1, so 2/5 is already in its simplest form.
• To turn 2/5 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 2 ÷ 5 = 0.4. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, 40%.
• The unshaded part is 3/5, because 2/5 and 3/5 add up to one whole.