88 is what percent of 536? (What percent of 536 is 88?)

88 is what percent of 536?

The question here is "88 is what percent of 536?" which is the same as "What percent of 536 is 88?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 536 equals 88.

The problem is therefore x% of 536 = 88 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 536
		100

= 88

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.418. The answer to "88 is what percent of 536?" is therefore:

16.418%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.418 percent of 536 is 88.

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