7 is what percent of 873? (What percent of 873 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 873?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 873?" which is the same as "What percent of 873 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 873 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 873 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 873
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.802. The answer to "7 is what percent of 873?" is therefore:

0.802%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.802 percent of 873 is 7.

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