80 is what percent of 605? (What percent of 605 is 80?)

80 is what percent of 605?

The question here is "80 is what percent of 605?" which is the same as "What percent of 605 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 605 equals 80.

The problem is therefore x% of 605 = 80 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 605
		100

= 80

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 13.223. The answer to "80 is what percent of 605?" is therefore:

13.223%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 13.223 percent of 605 is 80.

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