70 is what percent of 700? (What percent of 700 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 700?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 700?" which is the same as "What percent of 700 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 700 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 700 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 700
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10. The answer to "70 is what percent of 700?" is therefore:

10%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10 percent of 700 is 70.

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