34 is what percent of 70? (What percent of 70 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 70?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 70?" which is the same as "What percent of 70 is 34?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 70 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 70 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 70
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 48.571. The answer to "34 is what percent of 70?" is therefore:

48.571%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 48.571 percent of 70 is 34.

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