70 is what percent of 708? (What percent of 708 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 708?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 708?" which is the same as "What percent of 708 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 708 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 708 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 708
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.887. The answer to "70 is what percent of 708?" is therefore:

9.887%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.887 percent of 708 is 70.

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