Q. If 5 is d% of 8 , what is the value of d ? (Ignore the % symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is 12.4%, enter 12.4 .)
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to find the value of d such that 5 is d% of 8. This means we need to find a number d such that when we take d percent of 8, we get 5.
Set up the equation: Set up the equation.d% of 8 is equal to 5. In mathematical terms, this can be written as (d/100)×8=5.
Solve for d: Solve for d.To find d, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 8.100d×8=5100d=85
Calculate the value of d: Calculate the value of d.Now we multiply both sides of the equation by 100 to get d by itself.d=(85)×100d=0.625×100d=62.5
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