Question

What percent of 20 is 5?

• A. 5%
• B. 20%
• C. 10%
• D. 25%

Answer 1

The correct option is D

25%

We know that $\frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}}=\frac{\text{percent}}{100}.$

We are given that part equals 5 and whole equals 20.

$\therefore \frac{5}{20}=\frac{\text{Percent}}{100}$

$\therefore \text{Percent}=\frac{5}{20}\times 100=5\times 5=25\%$

We may verify that $25\%$ of 20 is 5 indeed.
$(25\%\text{of}20=\frac{25}{100}\times 20=5)$