Two-fifths of a liquid's volume, v, evaporates from a container. which statement explains why both 25v and 0.4v can find the volume of the evaporated liquid? multiplying by 25 is the same as multiplying by 4%. the fraction 25 is the same as the decimal 0.6. therefore, 25v can be written as 0.6v. multiplying by 25 is the same as multiplying by 40%. the expressions are not equivalent.