5 is what percent of 987? (What percent of 987 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 987?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 987?" which is the same as "What percent of 987 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 987 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 987 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 987
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.507. The answer to "5 is what percent of 987?" is therefore:

0.507%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.507 percent of 987 is 5.

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