48 is what percent of 2? (What percent of 2 is 48?)

48 is what percent of 2?

The question here is "48 is what percent of 2?" which is the same as "What percent of 2 is 48?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 2 equals 48.

The problem is therefore x% of 2 = 48 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 2
		100

= 48

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2400. The answer to "48 is what percent of 2?" is therefore:

2400%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2400 percent of 2 is 48.

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