5 is what percent of 38? (What percent of 38 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 38?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 38?" which is the same as "What percent of 38 is 5?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 38 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 38 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 38
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 13.158. The answer to "5 is what percent of 38?" is therefore:

13.158%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 13.158 percent of 38 is 5.

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