Question

What number is $10$ percent of $50$?

Answer 1

Find the equivalent value of the statement $10$ percent of $50$:

Percentage: A percentage is a number that represents a fraction of $100$.

Formula: $x$ percent of $y=\frac{x}{100}\times y$

$10$ percent of $50$ is,

$10\%of50=\left(\frac{10}{100}\right)\times 50$

$\Rightarrow$ $10\%of50=0.1\times 50$

$\Rightarrow$ $10\%of50=5$

Hence, $10$ percent of $50$ is $5$.