87 is what percent of 101? (What percent of 101 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 101?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 101?" which is the same as "What percent of 101 is 87?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 101 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 101 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 101
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 86.139. The answer to "87 is what percent of 101?" is therefore:

86.139%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 86.139 percent of 101 is 87.

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