12 is what percent of 524? (What percent of 524 is 12?)

12 is what percent of 524?

The question here is "12 is what percent of 524?" which is the same as "What percent of 524 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 524 equals 12.

The problem is therefore x% of 524 = 12 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 524
		100

= 12

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.29. The answer to "12 is what percent of 524?" is therefore:

2.29%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.29 percent of 524 is 12.

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