43 is what percent of 221? (What percent of 221 is 43?)

43 is what percent of 221?

The question here is "43 is what percent of 221?" which is the same as "What percent of 221 is 43?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 221 equals 43.

The problem is therefore x% of 221 = 43 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 221
		100

= 43

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 19.457. The answer to "43 is what percent of 221?" is therefore:

19.457%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 19.457 percent of 221 is 43.

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