What is the answer to: 5% of 20%

What is 5% of 20%?

1%

5 % of 20 %
= 5 % x 20 %
= 5 / 100 x 20 / 100
= 0.05 x 0.2
= 0.01

0.01 is read as " one hundredths, ths denotes a number is on decimal place "

0.01 in decimals when converted to fraction is 1 / 100

0.01 in decimals when converted to percent is 1 %

0.01 x 100 = 1 %

My answers :

0.01 ( if the answer should be in decimal place )
1/100 ( if the answer should be in fraction )
1 % ( if the answer should be in percent )

Since the question has percent as given, I prefer " 1 % " as my answer = )

Well, 5% is 5/100, and of means multiply, and 20% is 20/100, so 5*20=100, over 100=100 is 10,000, so 100/10,000 simplifies out to 1/100 or 1%.

Viola!

this wants us to find 5% of 20% IE the 5% is being applied SECOND

So first imagine we have 1 whole IE 1
FInd 20% of 1. This is simply 20/100=1/5

Now find 5% of 1/5
5% is 5/100=1/20 so we want 1/20*1/5=1/100=1%

1%