15 is what percent of 207? (What percent of 207 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 207?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 207?" which is the same as "What percent of 207 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 207 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 207 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 207
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 7.246. The answer to "15 is what percent of 207?" is therefore:

7.246%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 7.246 percent of 207 is 15.

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