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5 is 90% of what number

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5.5 with a recurring decimal (5.55555555555 etc.)
User Guneykayim
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5 is 90% of what number

let the number be x.

5 = 90% of x

5 = (90/100)x

5 = 0.90x

0.90x = 5

x = 5/0.9

x ≈ 5.556

The number is ≈ 5.556
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