87 is what percent of 542? (What percent of 542 is 87?)

87 is what percent of 542?

The question here is "87 is what percent of 542?" which is the same as "What percent of 542 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 542 equals 87.

The problem is therefore x% of 542 = 87 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 542
		100

= 87

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.052. The answer to "87 is what percent of 542?" is therefore:

16.052%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.052 percent of 542 is 87.

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