87 is what percent of 102? (What percent of 102 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 102?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 102?" which is the same as "What percent of 102 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 102 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 102 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 102
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 85.294. The answer to "87 is what percent of 102?" is therefore:

85.294%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 85.294 percent of 102 is 87.

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