70 is what percent of 709? (What percent of 709 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 709?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 709?" which is the same as "What percent of 709 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 709 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 709 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 709
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.873. The answer to "70 is what percent of 709?" is therefore:

9.873%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.873 percent of 709 is 70.

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