80 is what percent of 247? (What percent of 247 is 80?)

80 is what percent of 247?

The question here is "80 is what percent of 247?" which is the same as "What percent of 247 is 80?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 247 equals 80.

The problem is therefore x% of 247 = 80 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 247
		100

= 80

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 32.389. The answer to "80 is what percent of 247?" is therefore:

32.389%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 32.389 percent of 247 is 80.

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