5 is what percent of 978? (What percent of 978 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 978?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 978?" which is the same as "What percent of 978 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 978 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 978 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 978
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.511. The answer to "5 is what percent of 978?" is therefore:

0.511%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.511 percent of 978 is 5.

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