45 is what percent of 5? (What percent of 5 is 45?)

45 is what percent of 5?

The question here is "45 is what percent of 5?" which is the same as "What percent of 5 is 45?" 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 45.

The problem is therefore x% of 5 = 45 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 5
		100

= 45

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 900. The answer to "45 is what percent of 5?" is therefore:

900%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 900 percent of 5 is 45.

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