84 is what percent of 531? (What percent of 531 is 84?)

84 is what percent of 531?

The question here is "84 is what percent of 531?" which is the same as "What percent of 531 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 531 equals 84.

The problem is therefore x% of 531 = 84 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 531
		100

= 84

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.819. The answer to "84 is what percent of 531?" is therefore:

15.819%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.819 percent of 531 is 84.

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