5 is what percent of 904? (What percent of 904 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 904?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 904?" which is the same as "What percent of 904 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 904 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 904 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 904
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.553. The answer to "5 is what percent of 904?" is therefore:

0.553%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.553 percent of 904 is 5.

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