39 is what percent of 261? (What percent of 261 is 39?)

39 is what percent of 261?

The question here is "39 is what percent of 261?" which is the same as "What percent of 261 is 39?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 261 equals 39.

The problem is therefore x% of 261 = 39 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 261
		100

= 39

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.943. The answer to "39 is what percent of 261?" is therefore:

14.943%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.943 percent of 261 is 39.

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