53 is what percent of 272? (What percent of 272 is 53?)

53 is what percent of 272?

The question here is "53 is what percent of 272?" which is the same as "What percent of 272 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 272 equals 53.

The problem is therefore x% of 272 = 53 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 272
		100

= 53

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 19.485. The answer to "53 is what percent of 272?" is therefore:

19.485%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 19.485 percent of 272 is 53.

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