0.5% of what is 250?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-05T11:14:18

$50000$ $50000$

Let the number be $x$ $x$

Then $\frac{0.5}{100} \cdot x = 250 or x = 250 \cdot \frac{100}{0.5} = 50000$ $0.5/100*x=250 or x=250*100/0.5=50000$

So $0.5 %$ $0.5%$ of $50000$ $50000$ is $250$ $250$ [Ans]

Answer 2 · 2016-11-05T11:18:44

50,000

Percent or % mean "per 100" or "out of 100".

Therefore 0.5% can be written as $\frac{0.5}{100}$ $0.5/100$

Then we can write this problem as:

$(\frac{0.5}{100}) o f x = 250 \Rightarrow (\frac{0.5}{100}) x = 250$ $(0.5/100) of x = 250 => (0.5/100)x = 250$

Solving for $x$ $x$ while keeping the equation balanced gives:

$100 (\frac{0.5}{100}) x = 250 \cdot 100$ $100(0.5/100)x = 250* 100$

$0.5 x = 25000$ $0.5x = 25000$

$\frac{0.5 x}{0.5} = \frac{25000}{0.5}$ $(0.5x)/0.5 = 25000/0.5$

$x = 50000$ $x = 50000$