59 is what percent of 198? (What percent of 198 is 59?)

59 is what percent of 198?

The question here is "59 is what percent of 198?" which is the same as "What percent of 198 is 59?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 198 equals 59.

The problem is therefore x% of 198 = 59 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 198
		100

= 59

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 29.798. The answer to "59 is what percent of 198?" is therefore:

29.798%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 29.798 percent of 198 is 59.

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