68 is what percent of 408? (What percent of 408 is 68?)

68 is what percent of 408?

The question here is "68 is what percent of 408?" which is the same as "What percent of 408 is 68?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 408 equals 68.

The problem is therefore x% of 408 = 68 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 408
		100

= 68

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.667. The answer to "68 is what percent of 408?" is therefore:

16.667%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.667 percent of 408 is 68.

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