8 is what percent of 274? (What percent of 274 is 8?)

8 is what percent of 274?

The question here is "8 is what percent of 274?" which is the same as "What percent of 274 is 8?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 274 equals 8.

The problem is therefore x% of 274 = 8 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 274
		100

= 8

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.92. The answer to "8 is what percent of 274?" is therefore:

2.92%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.92 percent of 274 is 8.

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