60 is what percent of 168? (What percent of 168 is 60?)

60 is what percent of 168?

The question here is "60 is what percent of 168?" which is the same as "What percent of 168 is 60?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 168 equals 60.

The problem is therefore x% of 168 = 60 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 168
		100

= 60

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 35.714. The answer to "60 is what percent of 168?" is therefore:

35.714%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 35.714 percent of 168 is 60.

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