5 is what percent of 996? (What percent of 996 is 5?)

5 is what percent of 996?

The question here is "5 is what percent of 996?" which is the same as "What percent of 996 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 996 equals 5.

The problem is therefore x% of 996 = 5 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 996
		100

= 5

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.502. The answer to "5 is what percent of 996?" is therefore:

0.502%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.502 percent of 996 is 5.

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