10 is what percent of 953? (What percent of 953 is 10?)

10 is what percent of 953?

The question here is "10 is what percent of 953?" which is the same as "What percent of 953 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 953 equals 10.

The problem is therefore x% of 953 = 10 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 953
		100

= 10

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.049. The answer to "10 is what percent of 953?" is therefore:

1.049%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.049 percent of 953 is 10.

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