87 is what percent of 425? (What percent of 425 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 425?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 425?" which is the same as "What percent of 425 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 425 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 425 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 425
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 20.471. The answer to "87 is what percent of 425?" is therefore:

20.471%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 20.471 percent of 425 is 87.

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