24 is what percent of 429? (What percent of 429 is 24?)

24 is what percent of 429?

The question here is "24 is what percent of 429?" which is the same as "What percent of 429 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 429 equals 24.

The problem is therefore x% of 429 = 24 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 429
		100

= 24

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.594. The answer to "24 is what percent of 429?" is therefore:

5.594%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.594 percent of 429 is 24.

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