12 is what percent of 194? (What percent of 194 is 12?)

12 is what percent of 194?

The question here is "12 is what percent of 194?" which is the same as "What percent of 194 is 12?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 194 equals 12.

The problem is therefore x% of 194 = 12 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 194
		100

= 12

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.186. The answer to "12 is what percent of 194?" is therefore:

6.186%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.186 percent of 194 is 12.

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