54 is what percent of 263? (What percent of 263 is 54?)

54 is what percent of 263?

The question here is "54 is what percent of 263?" which is the same as "What percent of 263 is 54?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 263 equals 54.

The problem is therefore x% of 263 = 54 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 263
		100

= 54

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 20.532. The answer to "54 is what percent of 263?" is therefore:

20.532%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 20.532 percent of 263 is 54.

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