40 is what percent of 899? (What percent of 899 is 40?)

40 is what percent of 899?

The question here is "40 is what percent of 899?" which is the same as "What percent of 899 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 899 equals 40.

The problem is therefore x% of 899 = 40 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 899
		100

= 40

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 4.449. The answer to "40 is what percent of 899?" is therefore:

4.449%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 4.449 percent of 899 is 40.

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