Question

17% of what is 156

Answer 1

26.52

Answer 2

Medal?

Answer 3

Translate the question into an equation, then solve the equation.
Let's call "what", the unknown, x.

17% of what is 156
17% of x = 156

In math, "of" usually means "times".
Also, %, percent, means "divided by 100".
Finally, "i"s often means "=".

17% of what is 156
17% * x = 156
17/100 * x = 156

(17/100)x = 156

Now solve the equation for x.

Answer 4

@31356 You misread the problem. The question is not "what is 17% of 156", which is what you answered. The question is "156 is 17% of what number?"

Answer 5

917.6470588, this is the correct answer, sorry for the misreading
@mathmale

Answer 6

That's better, but the goal here is to explain how to get to the answer, not just to give answers

Answer 7

Ok