15 is what percent of 23? (What percent of 23 is 15?)

15 is what percent of 23?

The question here is "15 is what percent of 23?" which is the same as "What percent of 23 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 23 equals 15.

The problem is therefore x% of 23 = 15 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 23
		100

= 15

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 65.217. The answer to "15 is what percent of 23?" is therefore:

65.217%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 65.217 percent of 23 is 15.

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