87 is what percent of 162? (What percent of 162 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 162?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 162?" which is the same as "What percent of 162 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 162 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 162 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 162
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 53.704. The answer to "87 is what percent of 162?" is therefore:

53.704%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 53.704 percent of 162 is 87.

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