60 is what percent of 561? (What percent of 561 is 60?)

60 is what percent of 561?

The question here is "60 is what percent of 561?" which is the same as "What percent of 561 is 60?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 561 equals 60.

The problem is therefore x% of 561 = 60 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 561
		100

= 60

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.695. The answer to "60 is what percent of 561?" is therefore:

10.695%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.695 percent of 561 is 60.

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