20 is what percent of 156? (What percent of 156 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 156?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 156?" which is the same as "What percent of 156 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 156 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 156 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 156
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 12.821. The answer to "20 is what percent of 156?" is therefore:

12.821%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 12.821 percent of 156 is 20.

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