40 is what percent of 937? (What percent of 937 is 40?)

40 is what percent of 937?

The question here is "40 is what percent of 937?" which is the same as "What percent of 937 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 937 equals 40.

The problem is therefore x% of 937 = 40 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 937
		100

= 40

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 4.269. The answer to "40 is what percent of 937?" is therefore:

4.269%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 4.269 percent of 937 is 40.

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