22 is what percent of 258? (What percent of 258 is 22?)

22 is what percent of 258?

The question here is "22 is what percent of 258?" which is the same as "What percent of 258 is 22?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 258 equals 22.

The problem is therefore x% of 258 = 22 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 258
		100

= 22

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.527. The answer to "22 is what percent of 258?" is therefore:

8.527%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.527 percent of 258 is 22.

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