34 is what percent of 197? (What percent of 197 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 197?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 197?" which is the same as "What percent of 197 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 197 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 197 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 197
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17.259. The answer to "34 is what percent of 197?" is therefore:

17.259%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17.259 percent of 197 is 34.

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