Question

Can you find 0.5% of a number by multiplying the number by 5/100?

Answer 1

No, to find the 0.5% of a number you multiply the number by 0.5/100 or 0.005

Example; the 0.5% of 200 is:

$200*\frac{0.5}{100}=1$

(You multiply a number by 5/100 to find the 5%)