51 is what percent of 305? (What percent of 305 is 51?)

51 is what percent of 305?

The question here is "51 is what percent of 305?" which is the same as "What percent of 305 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 305 equals 51.

The problem is therefore x% of 305 = 51 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 305
		100

= 51

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.721. The answer to "51 is what percent of 305?" is therefore:

16.721%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.721 percent of 305 is 51.

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