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If you take 86 percent of a number and get 215, then what is that number? In other words, you know that 86 percent of a number is 215 and you want to know what that initial number is.

To solve this problem you multiply 215 by 100 and then divide the total by 86 as follows: (215 x 100) / 86

When we put that into our calculator, we get the following answer:

250


Therefore, the answer to "215 is 86 percent of what number?" is 250, and you can also derive that 86 percent of 250 equals 215.

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