18 is what percent of 223? (What percent of 223 is 18?)

18 is what percent of 223?

The question here is "18 is what percent of 223?" which is the same as "What percent of 223 is 18?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 223 equals 18.

The problem is therefore x% of 223 = 18 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 223
		100

= 18

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.072. The answer to "18 is what percent of 223?" is therefore:

8.072%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.072 percent of 223 is 18.

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