36 is what percent of 14? (What percent of 14 is 36?)

36 is what percent of 14?

The question here is "36 is what percent of 14?" which is the same as "What percent of 14 is 36?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 14 equals 36.

The problem is therefore x% of 14 = 36 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 14
		100

= 36

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 257.143. The answer to "36 is what percent of 14?" is therefore:

257.143%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 257.143 percent of 14 is 36.

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