10 is what percent of 47? (What percent of 47 is 10?)

10 is what percent of 47?

The question here is "10 is what percent of 47?" which is the same as "What percent of 47 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 47 equals 10.

The problem is therefore x% of 47 = 10 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 47
		100

= 10

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 21.277. The answer to "10 is what percent of 47?" is therefore:

21.277%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 21.277 percent of 47 is 10.

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