10 is what percent of 359? (What percent of 359 is 10?)

10 is what percent of 359?

The question here is "10 is what percent of 359?" which is the same as "What percent of 359 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 359 equals 10.

The problem is therefore x% of 359 = 10 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 359
		100

= 10

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.786. The answer to "10 is what percent of 359?" is therefore:

2.786%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.786 percent of 359 is 10.

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