2007-06-24 09:31:24 · 6 answers · asked by nicol w 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
10%
5 = x% of 50
5 = (x/100 ) x 50
5 = x/2
x =10
so answer is 10%
2007-06-24 09:33:36 · answer #1 · answered by sweet n simple 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 / 50% = 10%
You are trying to find the percentage of 5 / by 50 so 5 % by 50% 5 goes into 50 10 times which = 10%
2007-06-24 16:39:25 · answer #2 · answered by Golden Ivy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10% of 50 = 5
5 is 10% of 50.
2007-06-28 10:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 / 50 = .1
.1 x 100 = 10%
5 = 10% of 50
2007-06-24 16:34:54 · answer #4 · answered by 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 = ?% of 50
5 = ?% x 50
5 / 50 = ?%
10 = ?%
5 is 10% or 0.1 of 50.
2007-06-28 12:26:49 · answer #5 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like to think of it as
is/of = %/100
5/50 =x/100 Next you cross multiply
500 = 50x Then you divide
10=x so the answer is 10%
2007-06-24 16:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by katy101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋