24 is what percent of 428? (What percent of 428 is 24?)

24 is what percent of 428?

The question here is "24 is what percent of 428?" which is the same as "What percent of 428 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 428 equals 24.

The problem is therefore x% of 428 = 24 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 428
		100

= 24

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.607. The answer to "24 is what percent of 428?" is therefore:

5.607%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.607 percent of 428 is 24.

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