12 is what percent of 523? (What percent of 523 is 12?)

12 is what percent of 523?

The question here is "12 is what percent of 523?" which is the same as "What percent of 523 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 523 equals 12.

The problem is therefore x% of 523 = 12 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 523
		100

= 12

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.294. The answer to "12 is what percent of 523?" is therefore:

2.294%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.294 percent of 523 is 12.

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