5 out of 7 as a percentage
Percentage Calculator
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 percent (%) of 7? 2) 5 is what percent of 7? Or may be: 5 out of 7 as a percentage?
See the solutions to these problems below.
How to work out percentages - Step by Step
Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 5% of 7?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
5 / 100 = Part / 7
Cross multiply:
5 x 7 = 100 x Part, or
35 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 35 / 100 = 0.35
2) What is 5 out of 7?
This question is equivalent to: "5 is what percent of 7?" Or What percent 5 is out of 7?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 5 / 7
Cross multiply:
% x 7 = 5 x 100
Divide by 7 to get the percentage:
% = (5 x 100) / 7 = 71.428571428571%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 5 is out of 7, in one step, by simply dividing 5 by 7, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
5 is out of 7 = 5/7 x 100 = 71.428571428571%
To find more examples, just choose one at the bottom of this page.
See also:
Sample Percent Calculations
Percentage Calculator
Please link to this page! Just right click on the above image, choose copy link address, then past it in your HTML.