49 is what percent of 139? (What percent of 139 is 49?)

49 is what percent of 139?

The question here is "49 is what percent of 139?" which is the same as "What percent of 139 is 49?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 139 equals 49.

The problem is therefore x% of 139 = 49 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 139
		100

= 49

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 35.252. The answer to "49 is what percent of 139?" is therefore:

35.252%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 35.252 percent of 139 is 49.

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