20 is what percent of 161? (What percent of 161 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 161?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 161?" which is the same as "What percent of 161 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 161 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 161 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 161
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 12.422. The answer to "20 is what percent of 161?" is therefore:

12.422%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 12.422 percent of 161 is 20.

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