63 is what percent of 116? (What percent of 116 is 63?)

63 is what percent of 116?

The question here is "63 is what percent of 116?" which is the same as "What percent of 116 is 63?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 116 equals 63.

The problem is therefore x% of 116 = 63 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 116
		100

= 63

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 54.31. The answer to "63 is what percent of 116?" is therefore:

54.31%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 54.31 percent of 116 is 63.

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