5.5 of one hundred
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Using this tool you can find any percentage in three ways. So, we think you reached us looking for answers like: 1) What is 5.5 percent (%) of one-hundred? 2) 5.5 is what percent of one-hundred? Or may be: 5.5 of one hundred?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 5.5% of 100?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
5.5 / 100 = Part / 100
Cross multiply:
5.5 x 100 = 100 x Part, or
550 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 550 / 100 = 5.5
2) What is 5.5 out of 100?
This question is equivalent to: "5.5 is what percent of 100?" Or What percent 5.5 is out of 100?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 5.5 / 100
Cross multiply:
% x 100 = 5.5 x 100
Divide by 100 to get the percentage:
% = (5.5 x 100) / 100 = 5.5%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 5.5 is out of 100, in one step, by simply dividing 5.5 by 100, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
5.5 is out of 100 = 5.5/100 x 100 = 5.5%
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