8 is what percent of 143? (What percent of 143 is 8?)

8 is what percent of 143?

The question here is "8 is what percent of 143?" which is the same as "What percent of 143 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 143 equals 8.

The problem is therefore x% of 143 = 8 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 143
		100

= 8

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.594. The answer to "8 is what percent of 143?" is therefore:

5.594%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.594 percent of 143 is 8.

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