5 is what percent of 982? (What percent of 982 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 982?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 982?" which is the same as "What percent of 982 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 982 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 982 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 982
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.509. The answer to "5 is what percent of 982?" is therefore:

0.509%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.509 percent of 982 is 5.

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