65 is what percent of 178? (What percent of 178 is 65?)

65 is what percent of 178?

The question here is "65 is what percent of 178?" which is the same as "What percent of 178 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 178 equals 65.

The problem is therefore x% of 178 = 65 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 178
		100

= 65

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 36.517. The answer to "65 is what percent of 178?" is therefore:

36.517%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 36.517 percent of 178 is 65.

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