7 is what percent of 872? (What percent of 872 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 872?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 872?" which is the same as "What percent of 872 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 872 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 872 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 872
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.803. The answer to "7 is what percent of 872?" is therefore:

0.803%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.803 percent of 872 is 7.

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