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Let's say that you need to find 5 percent of 45. What are the steps?

Step 1: first determine the value of the whole amount. We assume that the whole amount is 45.

Step 2: determine the percentage, which is 5.

Step 3: Convert the percentage 5% to its decimal form by dividing 5 into 100 to get the decimal number 0.05:

5100 = 0.05


5.0 → 0.50 → 0.05


0.05 x 45 = 2.25 (answer).

The steps above are expressed by the formula:

P = W × X%100

This formula says that:



Replacing these values in the formula, we get:

P = 45 × 5100 = 45 × 0.05 = 2.25 (answer)

Therefore, the answer is 2.25 is 5 percent of 45.

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