One-fifth

One-fifth of my wages go to taxes.

One-fifth of the Earth's surface is covered by permafrost.

Permafrost covers one-fifth of the Earth's surface.

India's 21-day ban on venturing out puts nearly one-fifth of the world's population under lockdown.

Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment.

One-fifth of my wages goes to taxes.

Often neighbors take several trips together each year, sharing gasoline costs, home-cooked meals — not to mention laughs and memories. Even with poor gas mileage on most RV units, these vagabonds can travel for about one-fifth what others pay who fly, buy meals in restaurants, and stay in motels.

Inexpensive bed nets treated with insecticide may hold the key to eradicating a debilitating disease that threatens one-fifth of the world's population—mainly those living in Southeast Asia and Africa.

The new home is more than one-thousand square meters. Work crews used almost ninety-one-thousand kilograms of steel to build it. About one-fifth of the steel is covered with a chemical that kills bacteria, mold and other organisms. A Massachusetts company, AgION Technologies, produces the chemical. The heating, airflow and cooling systems all are made with the treated steel. So are food preparation surfaces and other "high-touch" areas, along with the roof.