73 is what percent of 493? (What percent of 493 is 73?)

73 is what percent of 493?

The question here is "73 is what percent of 493?" which is the same as "What percent of 493 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 493 equals 73.

The problem is therefore x% of 493 = 73 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 493
		100

= 73

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.807. The answer to "73 is what percent of 493?" is therefore:

14.807%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.807 percent of 493 is 73.

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