87 is what percent of 171? (What percent of 171 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 171?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 171?" which is the same as "What percent of 171 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 171 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 171 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 171
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 50.877. The answer to "87 is what percent of 171?" is therefore:

50.877%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 50.877 percent of 171 is 87.

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