84 is what percent of 10? (What percent of 10 is 84?)

84 is what percent of 10?

The question here is "84 is what percent of 10?" which is the same as "What percent of 10 is 84?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 10 equals 84.

The problem is therefore x% of 10 = 84 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 10
		100

= 84

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 840. The answer to "84 is what percent of 10?" is therefore:

840%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 840 percent of 10 is 84.

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