20 is what percent of 175? (What percent of 175 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 175?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 175?" which is the same as "What percent of 175 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 175 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 175 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 175
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.429. The answer to "20 is what percent of 175?" is therefore:

11.429%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.429 percent of 175 is 20.

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