34 is what percent of 118? (What percent of 118 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 118?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 118?" which is the same as "What percent of 118 is 34?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 118 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 118 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 118
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 28.814. The answer to "34 is what percent of 118?" is therefore:

28.814%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 28.814 percent of 118 is 34.

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