51 is what percent of 300? (What percent of 300 is 51?)

51 is what percent of 300?

The question here is "51 is what percent of 300?" which is the same as "What percent of 300 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 300 equals 51.

The problem is therefore x% of 300 = 51 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 300
		100

= 51

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17. The answer to "51 is what percent of 300?" is therefore:

17%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17 percent of 300 is 51.

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