5% of 30 is 1.5. To calculate this: 1) Convert 5% to decimal (5/100 = 0.05), 2) Multiply by 30 to get 1.5.

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1.5

5% of 30 = 1.5

5\% \times 30 = 30 \times \frac{5}{100} = 1.5

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 (30) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.05):
30 × 0.05 = 1.5

This means that 5% or 0.05 of 30 is 1.5. In other words, if you take 5% of 30, you get 1.5.

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