8 is what percent of 148? (What percent of 148 is 8?)

8 is what percent of 148?

The question here is "8 is what percent of 148?" which is the same as "What percent of 148 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 148 equals 8.

The problem is therefore x% of 148 = 8 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 148
		100

= 8

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.405. The answer to "8 is what percent of 148?" is therefore:

5.405%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.405 percent of 148 is 8.

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