10% of 500 is 50. To calculate this: 1) Convert 10% to decimal (10/100 = 0.1), 2) Multiply by 500 to get 50.

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10% of 500 = 50

10\% \times 500 = 500 \times \frac{10}{100} = 50

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 (500) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.1):
500 × 0.1 = 50

This means that 10% or 0.1 of 500 is 50. In other words, if you take 10% of 500, you get 50.

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