80 is what percent of 265? (What percent of 265 is 80?)

80 is what percent of 265?

The question here is "80 is what percent of 265?" which is the same as "What percent of 265 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 265 equals 80.

The problem is therefore x% of 265 = 80 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 265
		100

= 80

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 30.189. The answer to "80 is what percent of 265?" is therefore:

30.189%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 30.189 percent of 265 is 80.

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