23 is what percent of 829? (What percent of 829 is 23?)

23 is what percent of 829?

The question here is "23 is what percent of 829?" which is the same as "What percent of 829 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 829 equals 23.

The problem is therefore x% of 829 = 23 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 829
		100

= 23

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.774. The answer to "23 is what percent of 829?" is therefore:

2.774%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.774 percent of 829 is 23.

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