42 is what percent of 449? (What percent of 449 is 42?)

42 is what percent of 449?

The question here is "42 is what percent of 449?" which is the same as "What percent of 449 is 42?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 449 equals 42.

The problem is therefore x% of 449 = 42 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 449
		100

= 42

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.354. The answer to "42 is what percent of 449?" is therefore:

9.354%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.354 percent of 449 is 42.

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