Change the fraction 1/5 to a percent

Converting 1/5 to the decimal fraction 0.20 may make understanding this problem a bit easier.

Since 1/5 = 0.20,

1/5 = 0.20(100^) = 20%.

To write a fraction as a percent, first remember that a percent is a ratio of a number to 100. If we wanted to write as a percent, we need to find a fraction equivalent to that has a 100 in the denominator. We can do this by setting up a proportion.

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Now, we can use cross products to find the missing value.

to find the total number of combinations, multiply the quantity of each item by each other:

2 pairs of shoes x 3 pairs of shorts = 6 different combinations.