70 is what percent of 716? (What percent of 716 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 716?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 716?" which is the same as "What percent of 716 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 716 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 716 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 716
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.777. The answer to "70 is what percent of 716?" is therefore:

9.777%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.777 percent of 716 is 70.

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