82 is what percent of 516? (What percent of 516 is 82?)

82 is what percent of 516?

The question here is "82 is what percent of 516?" which is the same as "What percent of 516 is 82?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 516 equals 82.

The problem is therefore x% of 516 = 82 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 516
		100

= 82

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.891. The answer to "82 is what percent of 516?" is therefore:

15.891%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.891 percent of 516 is 82.

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