Question

What is 5/8 out of 100

Answer 1

5/8 of 100 can be obtained by applying the rule of three:

`\begin{gathered} 1\text{ ----- 100} \\ 5/8\text{ ----x} \end{gathered}`

then, x is given by

`\begin{gathered} x=((5)/(8)\cdot100)/(1) \\ x=62.5 \end{gathered}`

then, the answer is 62.5.