24 is what percent of 401? (What percent of 401 is 24?)

24 is what percent of 401?

The question here is "24 is what percent of 401?" which is the same as "What percent of 401 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 401 equals 24.

The problem is therefore x% of 401 = 24 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 401
		100

= 24

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.985. The answer to "24 is what percent of 401?" is therefore:

5.985%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.985 percent of 401 is 24.

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