84 is what percent of 511? (What percent of 511 is 84?)

84 is what percent of 511?

The question here is "84 is what percent of 511?" which is the same as "What percent of 511 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 511 equals 84.

The problem is therefore x% of 511 = 84 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 511
		100

= 84

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.438. The answer to "84 is what percent of 511?" is therefore:

16.438%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.438 percent of 511 is 84.

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