70 is what percent of 711? (What percent of 711 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 711?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 711?" which is the same as "What percent of 711 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 711 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 711 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 711
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.845. The answer to "70 is what percent of 711?" is therefore:

9.845%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.845 percent of 711 is 70.

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