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    5 + 5% = 5 + 0.05 = 5.05. Shown in an Excel cell formatted as a “percentage” this gets displayed as 505%. One percent = 0.01 so 5 equals 500%. Tip: please put any images directly in you question, not as an external link.
    – StarCat
    Commented Jul 16, 2021 at 7:12
  • @StarCat You should include your comment as an answer. Commented Jul 16, 2021 at 7:20
  • @ReddyLutonadio, done.
    – StarCat
    Commented Jul 16, 2021 at 7:26
  • So do you need to calculate 5 * (1+5%) instead, which equals 5.25?
    – AdamV
    Commented Jul 16, 2021 at 12:50
  • This is a mathematical problem, 5+0.05=5.05...
    – Lee
    Commented Jul 19, 2021 at 7:29