36 is what percent of 476? (What percent of 476 is 36?)

36 is what percent of 476?

The question here is "36 is what percent of 476?" which is the same as "What percent of 476 is 36?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 476 equals 36.

The problem is therefore x% of 476 = 36 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 476
		100

= 36

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 7.563. The answer to "36 is what percent of 476?" is therefore:

7.563%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 7.563 percent of 476 is 36.

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