53 is what percent of 241? (What percent of 241 is 53?)

53 is what percent of 241?

The question here is "53 is what percent of 241?" which is the same as "What percent of 241 is 53?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 241 equals 53.

The problem is therefore x% of 241 = 53 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 241
		100

= 53

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 21.992. The answer to "53 is what percent of 241?" is therefore:

21.992%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 21.992 percent of 241 is 53.

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