52 is what percent of 212? (What percent of 212 is 52?)

52 is what percent of 212?

The question here is "52 is what percent of 212?" which is the same as "What percent of 212 is 52?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 212 equals 52.

The problem is therefore x% of 212 = 52 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 212
		100

= 52

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 24.528. The answer to "52 is what percent of 212?" is therefore:

24.528%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 24.528 percent of 212 is 52.

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