85 is what percent of 301? (What percent of 301 is 85?)

85 is what percent of 301?

The question here is "85 is what percent of 301?" which is the same as "What percent of 301 is 85?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 301 equals 85.

The problem is therefore x% of 301 = 85 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 301
		100

= 85

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 28.239. The answer to "85 is what percent of 301?" is therefore:

28.239%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 28.239 percent of 301 is 85.

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