Question

What is 5% of 50? Please write an explanation of how you reached the answer.

Answer 1

5% of 50 is 2.5

Explanation:

This is because if you divide by 100 it equals 0.5 then 0.5*5 equals 2.5. Np

Answer 2

The solution of 5% of 50 is 2.5.

Solution:

In percentages, a % of b can be written as
`\bold{(a)/(100) * b}` .That is, a% of b can be found out by dividing “a” by 100 and multiply with the value of “b”.

From question given that 5% of 50.

Hence 5% of 50 can be written as,

`=(5)/(100) * 50`

On simplifying above term

`=(5)/(10) * 5`

`=(5)/(2)`

= 2.

Hence the answer for 5% of 50 is 2.5.