52 is what percent of 827? (What percent of 827 is 52?)

52 is what percent of 827?

The question here is "52 is what percent of 827?" which is the same as "What percent of 827 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 827 equals 52.

The problem is therefore x% of 827 = 52 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 827
		100

= 52

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.288. The answer to "52 is what percent of 827?" is therefore:

6.288%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.288 percent of 827 is 52.

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