7 is what percent of 185? (What percent of 185 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 185?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 185?" which is the same as "What percent of 185 is 7?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 185 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 185 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 185
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 3.784. The answer to "7 is what percent of 185?" is therefore:

3.784%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 3.784 percent of 185 is 7.

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