74 is what percent of 240? (What percent of 240 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 240?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 240?" which is the same as "What percent of 240 is 74?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 240 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 240 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 240
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 30.833. The answer to "74 is what percent of 240?" is therefore:

30.833%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 30.833 percent of 240 is 74.

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