2.5 is what percent of 5?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T09:06:01

50 percent

Let the percentage be #x#

# x # percent of 5 = 2.5

# x /100 * 5 = 2.5#

# x = (2.5 * 100) / 5 #

# x= 50#

So, 2.5 is 50% of 5.

Answer 2 · 2016-11-14T09:16:22

50 %

#2.5*100/50#

or #2.5/5*100/1#

or #25/50*100/1#

or # 1/2*100/1#

or # 100/2#

or 50

Answer is 50

Answer 3 · 2016-11-14T09:28:29

2.5 is half of 5, which is #50%#

A percent that one quantity is of another can be calculated as:

#"fraction" xx 100%#

#2.5/5 xx 100%#

=#1/2 xx 100%#

=#50%#