62 is what percent of 355? (What percent of 355 is 62?)

62 is what percent of 355?

The question here is "62 is what percent of 355?" which is the same as "What percent of 355 is 62?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 355 equals 62.

The problem is therefore x% of 355 = 62 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 355
		100

= 62

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17.465. The answer to "62 is what percent of 355?" is therefore:

17.465%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17.465 percent of 355 is 62.

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