1% of anything
is one hundredth part of it.
1% of 100 oranges
is 1 orange.
1% of 400 is
400/100 = 4
10% of anything
is 10 x 1%.
1% of 1000 tons
is 10 tons.
10% is 100 tons.
5% is 50 tons.
1% of 100 ohms
is 1 ohm.
5% of 100 ohms
is 5 ohms.
A 100 ohm resistor
with a tolerance of 5% can have a value between 95 and 105 ohms and be
within tolerance.
