5 is what percent of 995? (What percent of 995 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 995?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 995?" which is the same as "What percent of 995 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 995 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 995 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 995
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.503. The answer to "5 is what percent of 995?" is therefore:

0.503%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.503 percent of 995 is 5.

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