12 is what percent of 6? (What percent of 6 is 12?)

12 is what percent of 6?

The question here is "12 is what percent of 6?" which is the same as "What percent of 6 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 6 equals 12.

The problem is therefore x% of 6 = 12 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 6
		100

= 12

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 200. The answer to "12 is what percent of 6?" is therefore:

200%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 200 percent of 6 is 12.

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