Solve 2%+5

$$2 \% + 5$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{251}{50}=5.02$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{50}+5$$

Convert 5 to fraction \frac{250}{50}.

$$\frac{1}{50}+\frac{250}{50}$$

Since \frac{1}{50} and \frac{250}{50} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+250}{50}$$

Add 1 and 250 to get 251.

$$\frac{251}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{251}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 5\frac{1}{50} = 5.02$$