25 is what percent of 306? (What percent of 306 is 25?)

25 is what percent of 306?

The question here is "25 is what percent of 306?" which is the same as "What percent of 306 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 306 equals 25.

The problem is therefore x% of 306 = 25 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 306
		100

= 25

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.17. The answer to "25 is what percent of 306?" is therefore:

8.17%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.17 percent of 306 is 25.

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