68 is what percent of 405? (What percent of 405 is 68?)

68 is what percent of 405?

The question here is "68 is what percent of 405?" which is the same as "What percent of 405 is 68?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 405 equals 68.

The problem is therefore x% of 405 = 68 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 405
		100

= 68

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.79. The answer to "68 is what percent of 405?" is therefore:

16.79%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.79 percent of 405 is 68.

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