document.write( "Question 17913: I tried so many times to get the answer but i can't the problem is What percent of 16 is 5? The first thing i did i put 100 for the deominator then i put x for the numirator then i multiplied across. then i seen if it could be reduced and i still couldn't get my answer. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #8620 by whisper(27) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are two ways to solve this. Let's do the easy way first and use it as a check for the second.
\n" ); document.write( "First divide 5/16\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".3125 or 31.25%
\n" ); document.write( "Next using a proportion:
\n" ); document.write( "x/100 = 5/16
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply:
\n" ); document.write( "16x = 5(100)
\n" ); document.write( "16x=500
\n" ); document.write( "500/16
\n" ); document.write( "31.25
\n" ); document.write( "31.25%\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions!
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );