20 is what percent of 115? (What percent of 115 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 115?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 115?" which is the same as "What percent of 115 is 20?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 115 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 115 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 115
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17.391. The answer to "20 is what percent of 115?" is therefore:

17.391%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17.391 percent of 115 is 20.

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