82 is what percent of 687? (What percent of 687 is 82?)

82 is what percent of 687?

The question here is "82 is what percent of 687?" which is the same as "What percent of 687 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 687 equals 82.

The problem is therefore x% of 687 = 82 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 687
		100

= 82

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.936. The answer to "82 is what percent of 687?" is therefore:

11.936%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.936 percent of 687 is 82.

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