52 is what percent of 251? (What percent of 251 is 52?)

52 is what percent of 251?

The question here is "52 is what percent of 251?" which is the same as "What percent of 251 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 251 equals 52.

The problem is therefore x% of 251 = 52 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 251
		100

= 52

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 20.717. The answer to "52 is what percent of 251?" is therefore:

20.717%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 20.717 percent of 251 is 52.

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