Answer
= 8
Input:40
Resolution
= What is the quotient when 40 is divided by 5?
= 40 x 0.2
= 8
Explanation
To find one-fifth of 40, you divide 40 by 5. One-fifth means one part out of five equal parts, so it is the same as multiplying by 1/5 (which equals 0.2). In other words, taking one-fifth answers the question: “What is 20% of this number?”This operation is common when you want to split an amount into five equal shares, scale a value down to one-fifth of its size, or compute a 20% portion. Below are the elements of the calculation for one-fifth of 40:
- operation: 40 x 0.2;
- multiplicand: 40;
- multiplier: 0.2;
- operator: x;
- product: 8.