53 is what percent of 527? (What percent of 527 is 53?)

53 is what percent of 527?

The question here is "53 is what percent of 527?" which is the same as "What percent of 527 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 527 equals 53.

The problem is therefore x% of 527 = 53 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 527
		100

= 53

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.057. The answer to "53 is what percent of 527?" is therefore:

10.057%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.057 percent of 527 is 53.

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