Question

find the whole quantity if 5% of it is 500​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the whole quantity be x.

Now it is given that 5% of the whole quantity is 600.

So construct the linear equation according to this information.

Therefore 5% of x = 600

⇒5100×x=600⇒5100×x=600

Now simplify the above equation we have,

⇒x=600×5/100 =600×20=12000⇒x=600×5/100 =600×20=12000.

So the whole quantity is 12000.

So this is the required answer.

Answer 2

To find : whole quantity .

Given :  $5\ \%$ of whole quantity is $500$ .

Solution :

• Let , whole quantity be $x$ .
• A percentage is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths of that amount.
• It is denoted by means % .  
• Fractions can be converted into percentages and vice-versa.
• Percentages are reversible.  
• $5\ \%$ of $x$ is $500$ .
• $\frac{5}{100} \times x = 500$

                 $x = \frac{500\times 100}{5} \\x = 100\times 100 \\x = 10000$

Hence, whole quantity is $10000$ .