23 is what percent of 2? (What percent of 2 is 23?)

23 is what percent of 2?

The question here is "23 is what percent of 2?" which is the same as "What percent of 2 is 23?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 2 equals 23.

The problem is therefore x% of 2 = 23 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 2
		100

= 23

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1150. The answer to "23 is what percent of 2?" is therefore:

1150%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1150 percent of 2 is 23.

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