74 is what percent of 290? (What percent of 290 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 290?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 290?" which is the same as "What percent of 290 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 290 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 290 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 290
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 25.517. The answer to "74 is what percent of 290?" is therefore:

25.517%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 25.517 percent of 290 is 74.

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