40 is what percent of 682? (What percent of 682 is 40?)

40 is what percent of 682?

The question here is "40 is what percent of 682?" which is the same as "What percent of 682 is 40?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 682 equals 40.

The problem is therefore x% of 682 = 40 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 682
		100

= 40

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.865. The answer to "40 is what percent of 682?" is therefore:

5.865%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.865 percent of 682 is 40.

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