25 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 25 percent (%) of 5? 2) 25 is what percent of 5? Or may be: 25 percent of 5 Pounds?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 25% of 5?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
25 / 100 = Part / 5
Cross multiply:
25 x 5 = 100 x Part, or
125 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 125 / 100 = 1.25
2) What is 25 out of 5?
This question is equivalent to: "25 is what percent of 5?" Or What percent 25 is out of 5?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 25 / 5
Cross multiply:
% x 5 = 25 x 100
Divide by 5 to get the percentage:
% = (25 x 100) / 5 = 500%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 25 is out of 5, in one step, by simply dividing 25 by 5, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
25 is out of 5 = 25/5 x 100 = 500%
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