63 is what percent of 142? (What percent of 142 is 63?)

63 is what percent of 142?

The question here is "63 is what percent of 142?" which is the same as "What percent of 142 is 63?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 142 equals 63.

The problem is therefore x% of 142 = 63 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 142
		100

= 63

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 44.366. The answer to "63 is what percent of 142?" is therefore:

44.366%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 44.366 percent of 142 is 63.

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