Convert the Fraction 20/40 to a Percentage

To convert the fraction $\frac{20}{40}$ into a percentage, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Simplify the fraction $\frac{20}{40}$.
• Step 2: Convert the simplified fraction into a percentage.

Step 1: Simplifying the fraction $\frac{20}{40}$, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 20:

$\frac{20 \div 20}{40 \div 20} = \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2: To convert $\frac{1}{2}$ into a percentage, we multiply by 100:

$\frac{1}{2} \times 100 = 50\%$

Therefore, the fraction $\frac{20}{40}$ is equivalent to 50%.