What is 1% of 500?

Answer 5

1% of 500 is 5.

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How it is worked out

Write the percentage as a decimal1% ÷ 100 = 0.01
Multiply by the number0.01 × 500 = 5

answer = number × percent ÷ 100

Worth knowing

Said another way: 1% of 500 is 5.
Check it: 5 ÷ 500 × 100 = 1%

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1% of other numbers

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