You divide the number by 5.
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-- To add one fifth to a number, add 0.2 to it. -- To find a new number that is one fifth bigger than the original number, multiply the original number by 1.2 .
There are many fractions that are equal to one fifth. To find them, you multiply any whole number, (1/5 times 2) and find the answer. (2/10) When you reduce two tenths, (or any fraction) divide 2/10 by 2 and get 1/5. Two tenths and one fifth are equal.
One fifth is a rational fraction. It is not a whole number and cannot be made into one.
One-fifth is 1/5 or 0.2
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