# 55 is 5 percent of what number?

## (55 is 5 percent of 1100)

### 55 is 5 percent of 1100. Explanation: What does 5 percent or 5% mean?

Percent (%) is an abbreviation for the Latin “per centum”, which means per hundred or for every hundred. So, 5% means 5 out of every 100.

### Methods to calculate "55 is 5 percent of what number" with step by step explanation:

#### Method 1: Diagonal multiplication to calculate "55 is 5 percent of what number".

1. As given: For 5, our answer will be 100
2. Assume: For 55, our answer will be X
3. 5*X = 100*55 (In Steps 1 and 2 see colored text; Diagonal multiplications will always be equal)
4. X = 100*55/5 = 5500/5 = 1100

#### Method 2: Same side division to calculate "55 is 5 percent of what number".

1. As given: For 5, our answer will be 100
2. Assume: For 55, our answer will be X
3. 100/x = 5/55 (In Step 1 and 2, see colored text; Same side divisions will always be equal)
4. 100/X = 5/55 or x/100 = 55/5
5. X = 55*100/55 = 5500/5 = 1100

### Percentage examples

Percentages express a proportionate part of a total. When a total is not given then it is assumed to be 100. E.g. 55% (read as 55 percent) can also be expressed as 55/100 or 55:100.

Example: If 55% (55 percent) of your savings are invested in stocks, then 55 out of every 100 dollars are invested in stocks. If your savings are \$10,000, then a total of 55*100 (i.e. \$5500) are invested in stocks.

### Percentage sign (%)

The percent (per cent i.e. per hundred) sign % is the standard symbol to indicate a percentage, to signify a number or ratio as a fraction of 100. Related signs include the permille (per thousand) sign ‰ and the permyriad (per ten thousand) sign ‱ (also known as a basis point), which indicate that a number is divided by one thousand or ten thousand, respectively.

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