5 percent of 60

What's 5 percent of 60?

Answer: 5 percent of 60 it is 3

(Three)

3 is 5% of 60

5 percent of 60 calculation explanation

In order to calculate 5% of 60 let's write it as fractional equation.

We have 60 = 100% and X = 5%. So our fraction will look like:

60
/
X
=
100%
/
5%

Now we can solve our fraction by writing it as an equation:

X = (60 × 5) ÷ 100

=

X = 300 ÷ 100

=

X = 3

Therefore, 5% of 60 is 3


Another way to solve our problem is to find the value of 1% of the number and then multiply it by the number of percent (5). To find 1% of a number 60 you need to divide it by 100:

X = (60 ÷ 100) × 5

=

X = 0.6 × 5

=

X = 3

So we got the same result again: 3

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Percentage table

PercentValue
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.4
3
3.6
4.2
4.8
5.4
6
6.6
7.2
7.8
8.4
9
9.6
10.2
10.8
19% of 6011.4
12
12.6
22% of 6013.2
13.8
14.4
15
26% of 6015.6
27% of 6016.2
28% of 6016.8
29% of 6017.4
18

FAQ

What's 5 percent of 60?

5 percent of 60 it is 3