25 is what percent of 160? (What percent of 160 is 25?)

25 is what percent of 160?

The question here is "25 is what percent of 160?" which is the same as "What percent of 160 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 160 equals 25.

The problem is therefore x% of 160 = 25 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 160
		100

= 25

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.625. The answer to "25 is what percent of 160?" is therefore:

15.625%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.625 percent of 160 is 25.

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