87 is what percent of 246? (What percent of 246 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 246?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 246?" which is the same as "What percent of 246 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 246 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 246 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 246
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 35.366. The answer to "87 is what percent of 246?" is therefore:

35.366%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 35.366 percent of 246 is 87.

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