10 is what percent of 28? (What percent of 28 is 10?)

10 is what percent of 28?

The question here is "10 is what percent of 28?" which is the same as "What percent of 28 is 10?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 28 equals 10.

The problem is therefore x% of 28 = 10 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 28
		100

= 10

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 35.714. The answer to "10 is what percent of 28?" is therefore:

35.714%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 35.714 percent of 28 is 10.

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