87 is what percent of 165? (What percent of 165 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 165?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 165?" which is the same as "What percent of 165 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 165 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 165 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 165
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 52.727. The answer to "87 is what percent of 165?" is therefore:

52.727%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 52.727 percent of 165 is 87.

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