Question

0.5% of what number is 5?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{ We know the 0.5\% of a number x is 0.005}\cdot x,\text{ so we must find a number x such that} \\ 0.005\cdot x=5 \\ x=(5)/(0.005) \\ x=1000 \end{gathered}`