20 is what percent of 127? (What percent of 127 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 127?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 127?" which is the same as "What percent of 127 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 127 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 127 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 127
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.748. The answer to "20 is what percent of 127?" is therefore:

15.748%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.748 percent of 127 is 20.

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