87 is what percent of 189? (What percent of 189 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 189?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 189?" which is the same as "What percent of 189 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 189 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 189 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 189
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 46.032. The answer to "87 is what percent of 189?" is therefore:

46.032%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 46.032 percent of 189 is 87.

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