Question

What percent of 59 is 79?
I tried 73-74 but it didn't work.

Answer 1

79/59 * 100 = 134 % approximately

Answer 2

you did not read the question carefully.
59 is 74.6%, but that answers the question, "what percent of 79 is 59?"
That is,"59 is what % of 79?"

You need to calculate 79/59