20 is what percent of 174? (What percent of 174 is 20?)

20 is what percent of 174?

The question here is "20 is what percent of 174?" which is the same as "What percent of 174 is 20?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 174 equals 20.

The problem is therefore x% of 174 = 20 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 174
		100

= 20

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.494. The answer to "20 is what percent of 174?" is therefore:

11.494%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.494 percent of 174 is 20.

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