Chapter 12.3, Problem 37SR

To determine

To find: $5\%$ of what number is $8$ .

Answer to Problem 37SR

  $5\%$ of $160$ number is $8$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Given output: $8$ is number of $5\%$

Concept Used:

Percent equation.

Calculation:

As here, we have $5\%\times x=8$

  $\frac{5}{100}\times x=8$

Multiply both sides by $100$ and divide both sides by $5$

Now,

  $\begin{array}{l}x=8\times \frac{100}{5}\\ x=160\end{array}$

Conclusion:

Thus, $5\%$ of $160$ number is $8$ .