15 is what percent of 136? (What percent of 136 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 136?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 136?" which is the same as "What percent of 136 is 15?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 136 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 136 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 136
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.029. The answer to "15 is what percent of 136?" is therefore:

11.029%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.029 percent of 136 is 15.

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