2% of 500 is 10. To calculate this: 1) Convert 2% to decimal (2/100 = 0.02), 2) Multiply by 500 to get 10.

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2% of 500 = 10

2\% \times 500 = 500 \times \frac{2}{100} = 10

2% means 2 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 2% = 0.02

We multiply our number (500) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.02):
500 × 0.02 = 10

This means that 2% or 0.02 of 500 is 10. In other words, if you take 2% of 500, you get 10.

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