23 is what percent of 68? (What percent of 68 is 23?)

23 is what percent of 68?

The question here is "23 is what percent of 68?" which is the same as "What percent of 68 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 68 equals 23.

The problem is therefore x% of 68 = 23 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 68
		100

= 23

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 33.824. The answer to "23 is what percent of 68?" is therefore:

33.824%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 33.824 percent of 68 is 23.

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