37 is what percent of 48? (What percent of 48 is 37?)

37 is what percent of 48?

The question here is "37 is what percent of 48?" which is the same as "What percent of 48 is 37?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 48 equals 37.

The problem is therefore x% of 48 = 37 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 48
		100

= 37

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 77.083. The answer to "37 is what percent of 48?" is therefore:

77.083%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 77.083 percent of 48 is 37.

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