6 is what percent of 254? (What percent of 254 is 6?)

6 is what percent of 254?

The question here is "6 is what percent of 254?" which is the same as "What percent of 254 is 6?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 254 equals 6.

The problem is therefore x% of 254 = 6 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 254
		100

= 6

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.362. The answer to "6 is what percent of 254?" is therefore:

2.362%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.362 percent of 254 is 6.

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