1/2% of what is 5

Answer 1

For any word problem – first try to translate to a math equation:

   “Of” translates to times (or multiplication)

    “What” translates to x (your unknown variable)

    “is” translates to “=”

Therefore: "½% of what number is 5", translates to:                 (Note: ½% = .005)

    .005x = 5

    x = 1000                         (after dividing each side by .005)

Test: .005 (1000) = 5 (Correct)