15 is what percent of 216? (What percent of 216 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 216?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 216?" which is the same as "What percent of 216 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 216 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 216 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 216
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.944. The answer to "15 is what percent of 216?" is therefore:

6.944%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.944 percent of 216 is 15.

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