20 is what percent of 385? (What percent of 385 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 385?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 385?" which is the same as "What percent of 385 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 385 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 385 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 385
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.195. The answer to "20 is what percent of 385?" is therefore:

5.195%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.195 percent of 385 is 20.

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