Translate to a proportion five is what percent of 20?

Question

Five is what percent of 20 in proportion

Answer 1

Let's start with some vocabulary.

Percent means per (for every) cent (100).

"What percent" can translate to what (value) of 'x' for every 100.... x/100.

We can break down the sentence to understand where to place variables by translating it like a foreign language!

5 is (=) what (x) percent (over 100) of (multiply by) 20?

5 = (x/100) • 20

We want to solve for x, the "what" in what percent.

Divide both sides by 20 to get: 5/20 = x/100

Now we have a proportion.

You can solve for x by cross multiplying 100 • 5 and then dividing by 20 to get x = 25.

Remember that while x is 25, it represents a percent, 5 is 25% of 20.