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how do you calculate what percentage a number is of another number

Say you want to find what percentage 24 is of 81:

x/100 * 82 = 24

x/100 = 24/82

x/100 = 0.292682927
x = 100 * (0.292682927)

x = 29.2682927

so 24 is about 29.2682927 of 81