87 is what percent of 157? (What percent of 157 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 157?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 157?" which is the same as "What percent of 157 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 157 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 157 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 157
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 55.414. The answer to "87 is what percent of 157?" is therefore:

55.414%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 55.414 percent of 157 is 87.

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