74 is what percent of 549? (What percent of 549 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 549?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 549?" which is the same as "What percent of 549 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 549 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 549 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 549
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 13.479. The answer to "74 is what percent of 549?" is therefore:

13.479%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 13.479 percent of 549 is 74.

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