25 is what percent of 172? (What percent of 172 is 25?)

25 is what percent of 172?

The question here is "25 is what percent of 172?" which is the same as "What percent of 172 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 172 equals 25.

The problem is therefore x% of 172 = 25 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 172
		100

= 25

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.535. The answer to "25 is what percent of 172?" is therefore:

14.535%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.535 percent of 172 is 25.

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