87 is what percent of 374? (What percent of 374 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 374?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 374?" which is the same as "What percent of 374 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 374 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 374 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 374
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 23.262. The answer to "87 is what percent of 374?" is therefore:

23.262%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 23.262 percent of 374 is 87.

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