87 is what percent of 226? (What percent of 226 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 226?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 226?" which is the same as "What percent of 226 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 226 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 226 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 226
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 38.496. The answer to "87 is what percent of 226?" is therefore:

38.496%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 38.496 percent of 226 is 87.

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