20 is what percent of 5? (What percent of 5 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 5?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 5?" which is the same as "What percent of 5 is 20?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 5 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 5 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 5
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 400. The answer to "20 is what percent of 5?" is therefore:

400%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 400 percent of 5 is 20.

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