15 is what percent of 140? (What percent of 140 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 140?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 140?" which is the same as "What percent of 140 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 140 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 140 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 140
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.714. The answer to "15 is what percent of 140?" is therefore:

10.714%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.714 percent of 140 is 15.

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