How to Write 1/5 in Words

Here we will show you how to write and say the fraction 1/5. In other words, what is 1/5 spelled out instead of using numbers?

There are actually a few ways of saying and writing 1/5.

A fraction like 1/5 means 1 divided by 5, so you could say: one divided by five.

Another common way of writing and saying 1/5 is: one over five.

However, we think the best way of writing and saying the fraction 1/5 is:

one fifth

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