70 is what percent of 462? (What percent of 462 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 462?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 462?" which is the same as "What percent of 462 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 462 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 462 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 462
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.152. The answer to "70 is what percent of 462?" is therefore:

15.152%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.152 percent of 462 is 70.

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