24 is what percent of 218? (What percent of 218 is 24?)

24 is what percent of 218?

The question here is "24 is what percent of 218?" which is the same as "What percent of 218 is 24?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 218 equals 24.

The problem is therefore x% of 218 = 24 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 218
		100

= 24

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.009. The answer to "24 is what percent of 218?" is therefore:

11.009%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.009 percent of 218 is 24.

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