7 is what percent of 480? (What percent of 480 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 480?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 480?" which is the same as "What percent of 480 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 480 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 480 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 480
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.458. The answer to "7 is what percent of 480?" is therefore:

1.458%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.458 percent of 480 is 7.

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