5% of 2 is 0.1. To calculate this: 1) Convert 5% to decimal (5/100 = 0.05), 2) Multiply by 2 to get 0.1.

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0.1

5% of 2 = 0.1

5\% \times 2 = 2 \times \frac{5}{100} = 0.1

5% means 5 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 5% = 0.05

We multiply our number (2) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.05):
2 × 0.05 = 0.1

This means that 5% or 0.05 of 2 is 0.1. In other words, if you take 5% of 2, you get 0.1.

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