24 is what percent of 427? (What percent of 427 is 24?)

24 is what percent of 427?

The question here is "24 is what percent of 427?" which is the same as "What percent of 427 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 427 equals 24.

The problem is therefore x% of 427 = 24 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 427
		100

= 24

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.621. The answer to "24 is what percent of 427?" is therefore:

5.621%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.621 percent of 427 is 24.

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