36 is what percent of 478? (What percent of 478 is 36?)

36 is what percent of 478?

The question here is "36 is what percent of 478?" which is the same as "What percent of 478 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 478 equals 36.

The problem is therefore x% of 478 = 36 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 478
		100

= 36

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 7.531. The answer to "36 is what percent of 478?" is therefore:

7.531%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 7.531 percent of 478 is 36.

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