20% of 500 is 100. To calculate this: 1) Convert 20% to decimal (20/100 = 0.2), 2) Multiply by 500 to get 100.

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20% of 500 = 100

20\% \times 500 = 500 \times \frac{20}{100} = 100

20% means 20 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 20% = 0.2

We multiply our number (500) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.2):
500 × 0.2 = 100

This means that 20% or 0.2 of 500 is 100. In other words, if you take 20% of 500, you get 100.

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