70 is what percent of 186? (What percent of 186 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 186?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 186?" which is the same as "What percent of 186 is 70?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 186 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 186 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 186
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 37.634. The answer to "70 is what percent of 186?" is therefore:

37.634%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 37.634 percent of 186 is 70.

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