What is 2 over 5 simplified?

2 over 5 simplified means that you want 2 over 5 in its simplest term possible, keeping the same value. We will answer the "what is 2 over 5 simplified?" question a couple of different ways. As you may know, 2 over 5 is the same as the fraction 2/5, which is the same as 2 divided by 5.

To solve any problem such as 2 over 5, we first divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. Then, we have the answer if the answer is a proper fraction. If it is not a proper fraction, then we would make the improper fraction into a mixed number. Anyway, 2 over 5 simplified as much as possible is:

2/5

Like we said above, 2 over 5 is the same as 2 divided by 5 which equals 0.4. You may want to reduce and simplify that too? Here is 2 over 5 simplified (rounded) as a decimal to the nearest hundredth:

0.40

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