Express the given fraction as a percent.
$\frac{2}{5}$
\[
\frac{2}{5}=\square \%
\]

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Final Answer: $\frac{2}{5}= \boxed{40\%}$

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Step 1 ：Express the given fraction as a percent: $\frac{2}{5}$.

Step 2 ：To convert a fraction to a percentage, we need to divide the numerator by the denominator and then multiply the result by 100.

Step 3 ：numerator = 2

Step 4 ：denominator = 5

Step 5 ：percentage = $\frac{numerator}{denominator} \times 100$ = 40.0

Step 6 ：Final Answer: $\frac{2}{5}= \boxed{40\%}$