51 is what percent of 112? (What percent of 112 is 51?)

51 is what percent of 112?

The question here is "51 is what percent of 112?" which is the same as "What percent of 112 is 51?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 112 equals 51.

The problem is therefore x% of 112 = 51 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 112
		100

= 51

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 45.536. The answer to "51 is what percent of 112?" is therefore:

45.536%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 45.536 percent of 112 is 51.

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