12 is what percent of 190? (What percent of 190 is 12?)

12 is what percent of 190?

The question here is "12 is what percent of 190?" which is the same as "What percent of 190 is 12?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 190 equals 12.

The problem is therefore x% of 190 = 12 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 190
		100

= 12

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.316. The answer to "12 is what percent of 190?" is therefore:

6.316%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.316 percent of 190 is 12.

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