10 is what percent of 972? (What percent of 972 is 10?)

10 is what percent of 972?

The question here is "10 is what percent of 972?" which is the same as "What percent of 972 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 972 equals 10.

The problem is therefore x% of 972 = 10 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 972
		100

= 10

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.029. The answer to "10 is what percent of 972?" is therefore:

1.029%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.029 percent of 972 is 10.

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