15 percent of 5 Pounds
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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 15 percent (%) of 5? 2) 15 is what percent of 5? Or may be: 15 percent of 5 Pounds?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 15% of 5?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
15 / 100 = Part / 5
Cross multiply:
15 x 5 = 100 x Part, or
75 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 75 / 100 = 0.75
2) What is 15 out of 5?
This question is equivalent to: "15 is what percent of 5?" Or What percent 15 is out of 5?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 15 / 5
Cross multiply:
% x 5 = 15 x 100
Divide by 5 to get the percentage:
% = (15 x 100) / 5 = 300%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 15 is out of 5, in one step, by simply dividing 15 by 5, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
15 is out of 5 = 15/5 x 100 = 300%
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