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How would you represent this 5% raise?

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Answer:

Convert the percentage to a fraction by placing the expression over 100. Percentage means 'out of 100'.

5/100 Cancel the common factor of 5 and 100. 1/20

Convert the fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator. 0.05 => 0.05 raise

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