34 is what percent of 42? (What percent of 42 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 42?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 42?" which is the same as "What percent of 42 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 42 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 42 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 42
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 80.952. The answer to "34 is what percent of 42?" is therefore:

80.952%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 80.952 percent of 42 is 34.

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