87 is what percent of 253? (What percent of 253 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 253?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 253?" which is the same as "What percent of 253 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 253 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 253 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 253
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 34.387. The answer to "87 is what percent of 253?" is therefore:

34.387%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 34.387 percent of 253 is 87.

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