47 is what percent of 296? (What percent of 296 is 47?)

47 is what percent of 296?

The question here is "47 is what percent of 296?" which is the same as "What percent of 296 is 47?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 296 equals 47.

The problem is therefore x% of 296 = 47 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 296
		100

= 47

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.878. The answer to "47 is what percent of 296?" is therefore:

15.878%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.878 percent of 296 is 47.

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