SOLUTION: I have a pie chart that i need to know what 1/5 is. THe chart has 78%, 28% and then 3 other smaller numbers, i don't remember what they are though, would 28% be the 1/5

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Question 1043060: I have a pie chart that i need to know what 1/5 is. THe chart has 78%, 28% and then 3 other smaller numbers, i don't remember what they are though, would 28% be the 1/5
Found 3 solutions by addingup, josgarithmetic, stanbon:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/5 means what? It means 1 out of 5, or one divided into 5. If I have a round pizza or a round cake and cut it into 5 equal slices, every slice will be 1/5.
1 whole pizza is 100%. If you want to know 1/5 of 100% you have to divide 100 into 5... 20 comes to mind, no?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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You are looking at percents. %281%2F5%29%2A%2820%2F20%29=20%2F100=20%2Apercent.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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I have a pie chart that i need to know what 1/5 is. THe chart has 78%, 28% and then 3 other smaller numbers, i don't remember what they are though, would 28% be the 1/5
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Note: A pie chart cannot have 78% and 28% since they add up to
more than 100%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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