5% of 500 is 25. To calculate this: 1) Convert 5% to decimal (5/100 = 0.05), 2) Multiply by 500 to get 25.

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5% of 500 = 25

5\% \times 500 = 500 \times \frac{5}{100} = 25

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 (500) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.05):
500 × 0.05 = 25

This means that 5% or 0.05 of 500 is 25. In other words, if you take 5% of 500, you get 25.

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