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If \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}} = x %, then x =

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$We first translate "x%" into a fraction and set it equal to the given value$	$\frac{x}{100} = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR0-I Click to view full details
$We multiply both sides by 100 and simplify the fraction by cancelling common factors$	$\frac{x}{100} \times 100 = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}} \times 100 x = \frac{5 \times 100}{100 \times 1 0 ^{3}} = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{3}} = 0.005$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR2-A Click to view full details

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If \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}} = x %, then x =

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$We first translate "x%" into a fraction and set it equal to the given value$	$\frac{x}{100} = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}}$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR0-I Click to view full details
$We multiply both sides by 100 and simplify the fraction by cancelling common factors$	$\frac{x}{100} \times 100 = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{5}} \times 100 x = \frac{5 \times 100}{100 \times 1 0 ^{3}} = \frac{5}{1 0 ^{3}} = 0.005$	Theory & Tactics Method Card FDPR2-A Click to view full details

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