39 is what percent of 279? (What percent of 279 is 39?)

39 is what percent of 279?

The question here is "39 is what percent of 279?" which is the same as "What percent of 279 is 39?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 279 equals 39.

The problem is therefore x% of 279 = 39 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 279
		100

= 39

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 13.978. The answer to "39 is what percent of 279?" is therefore:

13.978%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 13.978 percent of 279 is 39.

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