20 is what percent of 392? (What percent of 392 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 392?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 392?" which is the same as "What percent of 392 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 392 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 392 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 392
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.102. The answer to "20 is what percent of 392?" is therefore:

5.102%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.102 percent of 392 is 20.

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