31 is what percent of 6? (What percent of 6 is 31?)

31 is what percent of 6?

The question here is "31 is what percent of 6?" which is the same as "What percent of 6 is 31?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 6 equals 31.

The problem is therefore x% of 6 = 31 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 6
		100

= 31

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 516.667. The answer to "31 is what percent of 6?" is therefore:

516.667%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 516.667 percent of 6 is 31.

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