39 is what percent of 318? (What percent of 318 is 39?)

39 is what percent of 318?

The question here is "39 is what percent of 318?" which is the same as "What percent of 318 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 318 equals 39.

The problem is therefore x% of 318 = 39 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 318
		100

= 39

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 12.264. The answer to "39 is what percent of 318?" is therefore:

12.264%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 12.264 percent of 318 is 39.

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