5 is what percent of 49? (What percent of 49 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 49?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 49?" which is the same as "What percent of 49 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 49 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 49 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 49
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.204. The answer to "5 is what percent of 49?" is therefore:

10.204%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.204 percent of 49 is 5.

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