34 is what percent of 56? (What percent of 56 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 56?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 56?" which is the same as "What percent of 56 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 56 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 56 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 56
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 60.714. The answer to "34 is what percent of 56?" is therefore:

60.714%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 60.714 percent of 56 is 34.

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