63 is what percent of 79? (What percent of 79 is 63?)

63 is what percent of 79?

The question here is "63 is what percent of 79?" which is the same as "What percent of 79 is 63?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 79 equals 63.

The problem is therefore x% of 79 = 63 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 79
		100

= 63

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 79.747. The answer to "63 is what percent of 79?" is therefore:

79.747%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 79.747 percent of 79 is 63.

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