15 is what percent of 211? (What percent of 211 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 211?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 211?" which is the same as "What percent of 211 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 211 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 211 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 211
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 7.109. The answer to "15 is what percent of 211?" is therefore:

7.109%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 7.109 percent of 211 is 15.

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