Using a double number line diagram with percentages on one line and corresponding values on the other, we can visualize that 5% of 60 equals 3.
To find 5% of 60 using a double number line diagram, start by understanding that 5% means 5 out of 100.
This implies that for every 100 units, 5 units are being considered.
To simplify, think of 5% as ⅖ (five-hundredths).
First, create two parallel number lines. On the top line, start with 0% at the beginning and end with 100% at the end. Mark 5% along this line.
On the bottom line, start with 0 and end with 60, marking the point directly below the 5% on the top line, which represents the amount we want to calculate.
Since 10% of 60 is 6 (because 10% is one-tenth, and one-tenth of 60 is 6), then 5%, which is half of 10%, will be half of 6.
Therefore:
5% of 60 = 3
So, by looking at our double number line diagram, we can easily see that 5% of 60 equals 3.