SOLUTION: what percent of 16 is 5?

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Question 17911: what percent of 16 is 5?
Answer by whisper(27) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are two ways to solve this. Let's do the easy way first and use it as a check for the second.
First divide 5/16
.3125 or 31.25%
Next using a proportion:
x/100 = 5/16
Cross multiply:
16x = 5(100)
16x=500
500/16
31.25
31.25%
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