1/2% of what number is 5?

(1/2)%<------>5
1%<--->10
10%<-->100
100%<-->1000

1000


.5%*2=1%

5*2=10=1%

1%*100=100%

10*100=1000

When you convert percent to a decimal number, what do you do? You divide the percent by 100... 100 percent is 100/100 = 1.
1/2 percent is 0.5 / 100 = 0.005
Now, your question becomes 0.005 of what number is 5.
which, translated to an equation becomes:
0.005 * X = 5
Solve this.
How do you solve this? Get X by itself. Divide both sides by 0.005
This will make the 0.005 * X become 0.005/0.005 * X
The right side becomes 5 / 0.005.
Thus:
(0.005/0.005) * X = 5 / 0.005
Becomes:
1 * X = 1000
X = 1000.
X is your "What number"

5 ÷ 1/2%
= 5 ÷ 1/2/100
= 5 ÷ 1/(2 x 100)
= 5 ÷ 1/200
= 5 x 200/1
= 1000/1
= 1000

1000.
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50% of 10 is equal to 5 so ur answer is 10