25 is what percent of 143? (What percent of 143 is 25?)

25 is what percent of 143?

The question here is "25 is what percent of 143?" which is the same as "What percent of 143 is 25?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 143 equals 25.

The problem is therefore x% of 143 = 25 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 143
		100

= 25

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17.483. The answer to "25 is what percent of 143?" is therefore:

17.483%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17.483 percent of 143 is 25.

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