73 is what percent of 492? (What percent of 492 is 73?)

73 is what percent of 492?

The question here is "73 is what percent of 492?" which is the same as "What percent of 492 is 73?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 492 equals 73.

The problem is therefore x% of 492 = 73 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 492
		100

= 73

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.837. The answer to "73 is what percent of 492?" is therefore:

14.837%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.837 percent of 492 is 73.

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