34 is what percent of 72? (What percent of 72 is 34?)

34 is what percent of 72?

The question here is "34 is what percent of 72?" which is the same as "What percent of 72 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 72 equals 34.

The problem is therefore x% of 72 = 34 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 72
		100

= 34

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 47.222. The answer to "34 is what percent of 72?" is therefore:

47.222%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 47.222 percent of 72 is 34.

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