25 is what percent of 149? (What percent of 149 is 25?)

25 is what percent of 149?

The question here is "25 is what percent of 149?" which is the same as "What percent of 149 is 25?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 149 equals 25.

The problem is therefore x% of 149 = 25 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 149
		100

= 25

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.779. The answer to "25 is what percent of 149?" is therefore:

16.779%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.779 percent of 149 is 25.

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