53 is what percent of 321? (What percent of 321 is 53?)

53 is what percent of 321?

The question here is "53 is what percent of 321?" which is the same as "What percent of 321 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 321 equals 53.

The problem is therefore x% of 321 = 53 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 321
		100

= 53

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.511. The answer to "53 is what percent of 321?" is therefore:

16.511%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.511 percent of 321 is 53.

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