40 is what percent of 948? (What percent of 948 is 40?)

40 is what percent of 948?

The question here is "40 is what percent of 948?" which is the same as "What percent of 948 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 948 equals 40.

The problem is therefore x% of 948 = 40 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 948
		100

= 40

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 4.219. The answer to "40 is what percent of 948?" is therefore:

4.219%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 4.219 percent of 948 is 40.

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