35 is what percent of 971? (What percent of 971 is 35?)

35 is what percent of 971?

The question here is "35 is what percent of 971?" which is the same as "What percent of 971 is 35?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 971 equals 35.

The problem is therefore x% of 971 = 35 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 971
		100

= 35

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 3.605. The answer to "35 is what percent of 971?" is therefore:

3.605%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 3.605 percent of 971 is 35.

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