74 is what percent of 299? (What percent of 299 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 299?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 299?" which is the same as "What percent of 299 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 299 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 299 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 299
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 24.749. The answer to "74 is what percent of 299?" is therefore:

24.749%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 24.749 percent of 299 is 74.

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