35 is what percent of 252? (What percent of 252 is 35?)

35 is what percent of 252?

The question here is "35 is what percent of 252?" which is the same as "What percent of 252 is 35?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 252 equals 35.

The problem is therefore x% of 252 = 35 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 252
		100

= 35

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 13.889. The answer to "35 is what percent of 252?" is therefore:

13.889%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 13.889 percent of 252 is 35.

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