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1.5 is what percent of 5?

Solution for 1.5 is what percent of 5:

1.5:5*100 =

(1.5*100):5 =

150:5 = 30

Now we have: 1.5 is what percent of 5 = 30

Question: 1.5 is what percent of 5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: We make the assumption that 5 is 100% since it is our output value.

Step 2: We next represent the value we seek with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1, it follows that {100\%}={5}.

Step 4: In the same vein, {x\%}={1.5}.

Step 5: This gives us a pair of simple equations:

{100\%}={5}(1).

{x\%}={1.5}(2).

Step 6: By simply dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and taking note of the fact that both the LHS
(left hand side) of both equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{100\%}{x\%}=\frac{5}{1.5}

Step 7: Taking the inverse (or reciprocal) of both sides yields

\frac{x\%}{100\%}=\frac{1.5}{5}

\Rightarrow{x} = {30\%}

Therefore, {1.5} is {30\%} of {5}.

Solution for 5 is what percent of 1.5:

5:1.5*100 =

(5*100):1.5 =

500:1.5 = 333.33333333333

Now we have: 5 is what percent of 1.5 = 333.33333333333

Question: 5 is what percent of 1.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: We make the assumption that 1.5 is 100% since it is our output value.

Step 2: We next represent the value we seek with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1, it follows that {100\%}={1.5}.

Step 4: In the same vein, {x\%}={5}.

Step 5: This gives us a pair of simple equations:

{100\%}={1.5}(1).

{x\%}={5}(2).

Step 6: By simply dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and taking note of the fact that both the LHS
(left hand side) of both equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{100\%}{x\%}=\frac{1.5}{5}

Step 7: Taking the inverse (or reciprocal) of both sides yields

\frac{x\%}{100\%}=\frac{5}{1.5}

\Rightarrow{x} = {333.33333333333\%}

Therefore, {5} is {333.33333333333\%} of {1.5}.

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