SOLUTION: Rounding to the nearest hundredth, 5 is 31.25% of what?

Question 811556: Rounding to the nearest hundredth, 5 is 31.25% of what?
Answer by brysca(112) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay so what you need to do is put the question into two fractions that equal each other.
31.25/100 = 5/x
So now you cross multiply and solve for x.
31.25*x = 5*100
31.25x = 500
x = 16
5 is 31.25% of 16.
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