5 is what percent of 942? (What percent of 942 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 942?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 942?" which is the same as "What percent of 942 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 942 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 942 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 942
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.531. The answer to "5 is what percent of 942?" is therefore:

0.531%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.531 percent of 942 is 5.

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