56 is what percent of 120? (What percent of 120 is 56?)

56 is what percent of 120?

The question here is "56 is what percent of 120?" which is the same as "What percent of 120 is 56?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 120 equals 56.

The problem is therefore x% of 120 = 56 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 120
		100

= 56

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 46.667. The answer to "56 is what percent of 120?" is therefore:

46.667%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 46.667 percent of 120 is 56.

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