7 is what percent of 486? (What percent of 486 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 486?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 486?" which is the same as "What percent of 486 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 486 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 486 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 486
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.44. The answer to "7 is what percent of 486?" is therefore:

1.44%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.44 percent of 486 is 7.

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