5 is what percent of 8? (What percent of 8 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 8?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 8?" which is the same as "What percent of 8 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 8 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 8 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 8
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 62.5. The answer to "5 is what percent of 8?" is therefore:

62.5%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 62.5 percent of 8 is 5.

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