5 is what percent of 940? (What percent of 940 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 940?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 940?" which is the same as "What percent of 940 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 940 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 940 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 940
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.532. The answer to "5 is what percent of 940?" is therefore:

0.532%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.532 percent of 940 is 5.

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