Solve 50*5%/100

$$50 \times \frac{ 5 \% }{ 100 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{40}=0.025$$

Solution Steps

Express \frac{\frac{5}{100}}{100} as a single fraction.

$$50\times \frac{5}{100\times 100}$$

Multiply 100 and 100 to get 10000.

$$50\times \frac{5}{10000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$50\times \frac{1}{2000}$$

Multiply 50 and \frac{1}{2000} to get \frac{50}{2000}.

$$\frac{50}{2000}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{50}{2000} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 50.

$$\frac{1}{40}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{2 ^ {3} \cdot 5} = 0.025$$