51 is what percent of 323? (What percent of 323 is 51?)

51 is what percent of 323?

The question here is "51 is what percent of 323?" which is the same as "What percent of 323 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 323 equals 51.

The problem is therefore x% of 323 = 51 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 323
		100

= 51

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.789. The answer to "51 is what percent of 323?" is therefore:

15.789%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.789 percent of 323 is 51.

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