65 is what percent of 177? (What percent of 177 is 65?)

65 is what percent of 177?

The question here is "65 is what percent of 177?" which is the same as "What percent of 177 is 65?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 177 equals 65.

The problem is therefore x% of 177 = 65 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 177
		100

= 65

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 36.723. The answer to "65 is what percent of 177?" is therefore:

36.723%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 36.723 percent of 177 is 65.

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