17 is what percent of 13? (What percent of 13 is 17?)

17 is what percent of 13?

The question here is "17 is what percent of 13?" which is the same as "What percent of 13 is 17?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 13 equals 17.

The problem is therefore x% of 13 = 17 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 13
		100

= 17

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 130.769. The answer to "17 is what percent of 13?" is therefore:

130.769%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 130.769 percent of 13 is 17.

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