If you need to find Five Percent of the number Seventy (5% or 70), here’s how you can do it.

Understanding the Percentage Sign: The percentage sign means "per 100." So when you see 5%, you can think of it as 5 over 100 or 5/100. This is the fraction form of five percent.

Interpreting 'of' in Context: In the context of percentages, 'of' implies multiplication. To find 5% of 70, you'll be multiplying 5/100 by 70.

Applying the General Rule: The formula you'll use is:
Percentage/100 * Original Number

In this case, that's 5/100 * 70.

Multiplying the Numbers: Multiply the numerators (the top part of the fractions) and then the denominators (the bottom part). For 5/100 and 70 (which can be considered as 70/1), you multiply 5 by 70 to get 350, and then multiply 350 by 1, which remains 350.

Simplifying the Result: The result of your multiplication, 350/100, simplifies to 7/2. Thus, 5% of 70 is 7/2.

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