8 is what percent of 131? (What percent of 131 is 8?)

8 is what percent of 131?

The question here is "8 is what percent of 131?" which is the same as "What percent of 131 is 8?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 131 equals 8.

The problem is therefore x% of 131 = 8 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 131
		100

= 8

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.107. The answer to "8 is what percent of 131?" is therefore:

6.107%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.107 percent of 131 is 8.

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