Which of the following sentences is expressed by the percent equation below?

13 = 0.5 x

A. What is 5% of 13?

B. What is 50% of 13?

C. 13 is 5% of what number?

D. 13 is 50% percent of what number?

Question

Danika Trujillo

Mathematics

24 March, 10:33

Which of the following sentences is expressed by the percent equation below?

13 = 0.5 x

A. What is 5% of 13?

B. What is 50% of 13?

C. 13 is 5% of what number?

D. 13 is 50% percent of what number?

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Answers (1)

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Sidney Morrison · Answer 1

First:

5%=0,05=5/100=1/20

50%=0.5=50/100=1/2

Then:

13 = 50% x

x = 13/50%

x=13 divided by 50/100

x = 13 multiply by 100 divided by 50

x = 26

The answer is D.

Which of the following sentences is expressed by the percent equation below?13 = 0.5 xA. What is 5% of 13?B. What is 50% of 13?C. 13 is 5% of what number?D. 13 is 50% percent of what number?

Which of the following sentences is expressed by the percent equation below?

13 = 0.5 x

A. What is 5% of 13?

B. What is 50% of 13?

C. 13 is 5% of what number?

D. 13 is 50% percent of what number?