80 is what percent of 250? (What percent of 250 is 80?)

80 is what percent of 250?

The question here is "80 is what percent of 250?" which is the same as "What percent of 250 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 250 equals 80.

The problem is therefore x% of 250 = 80 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 250
		100

= 80

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 32. The answer to "80 is what percent of 250?" is therefore:

32%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 32 percent of 250 is 80.

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