74 is what percent of 583? (What percent of 583 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 583?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 583?" which is the same as "What percent of 583 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 583 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 583 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 583
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 12.693. The answer to "74 is what percent of 583?" is therefore:

12.693%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 12.693 percent of 583 is 74.

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