10% of 50 is 5. To calculate this: 1) Convert 10% to decimal (10/100 = 0.1), 2) Multiply by 50 to get 5.

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10% of 50 = 5

10\% \times 50 = 50 \times \frac{10}{100} = 5

10% means 10 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 10% = 0.1

We multiply our number (50) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.1):
50 × 0.1 = 5

This means that 10% or 0.1 of 50 is 5. In other words, if you take 10% of 50, you get 5.

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