20 is what percent of 139? (What percent of 139 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 139?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 139?" which is the same as "What percent of 139 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 139 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 139 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 139
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.388. The answer to "20 is what percent of 139?" is therefore:

14.388%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.388 percent of 139 is 20.

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