"percent" means "out of 100"20 percent of 5000 is:20/100 x 5000 = 1000Correct - as far as it goes.But the question was not 20 percent of 5000, it was 20 percent of 5000 percent.So the answer is 1000 percent. And that, in turn, gives the correct answer of 10
20% of $5000= 20% * 5000= 0.2 * 5000= $1000
20/100 times 5000 = 1000
20
20% of 25000 = 5000
20÷100×25000= 5000
50
20% increase.
15% of 5000 = 15% * 5000 = 0.15 * 5000 = 750
75% of 5,000= 75% * 5000= 0.75 * 5000= 3,750
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