52 is what percent of 847? (What percent of 847 is 52?)

52 is what percent of 847?

The question here is "52 is what percent of 847?" which is the same as "What percent of 847 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 847 equals 52.

The problem is therefore x% of 847 = 52 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 847
		100

= 52

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.139. The answer to "52 is what percent of 847?" is therefore:

6.139%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.139 percent of 847 is 52.

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