25 percent out of 5000

Answer 1

Well, isn't that a happy little math problem! To find 25 percent of 5000, you simply multiply 5000 by 0.25. That gives you 1250, which is a beautiful little slice of that big number. Just imagine all the wonderful things you could do with 1250!

Answer 2

Calculating fractions is easier than it looks.

To find 25 percent of something, well, that is half of 50%. So....
50% of 5000 would be 2500. 1/2 of that would be 1250.

Breaking things down into their smaller portions makes it easier. For example, to multiply something by 12, multiply first by 10, then by 2. Then add those two together.