34 is what percent of 163? (What percent of 163 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 163?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 163?" which is the same as "What percent of 163 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 163 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 163 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 163
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 20.859. The answer to "34 is what percent of 163?" is therefore:

20.859%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 20.859 percent of 163 is 34.

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