27 is what percent of 33? (What percent of 33 is 27?)

27 is what percent of 33?

The question here is "27 is what percent of 33?" which is the same as "What percent of 33 is 27?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 33 equals 27.

The problem is therefore x% of 33 = 27 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 33
		100

= 27

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 81.818. The answer to "27 is what percent of 33?" is therefore:

81.818%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 81.818 percent of 33 is 27.

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