88 is what percent of 540? (What percent of 540 is 88?)

88 is what percent of 540?

The question here is "88 is what percent of 540?" which is the same as "What percent of 540 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 540 equals 88.

The problem is therefore x% of 540 = 88 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 540
		100

= 88

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.296. The answer to "88 is what percent of 540?" is therefore:

16.296%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.296 percent of 540 is 88.

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