52 is what percent of 857? (What percent of 857 is 52?)

52 is what percent of 857?

The question here is "52 is what percent of 857?" which is the same as "What percent of 857 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 857 equals 52.

The problem is therefore x% of 857 = 52 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 857
		100

= 52

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.068. The answer to "52 is what percent of 857?" is therefore:

6.068%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.068 percent of 857 is 52.

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