70 is what percent of 728? (What percent of 728 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 728?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 728?" which is the same as "What percent of 728 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 728 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 728 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 728
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.615. The answer to "70 is what percent of 728?" is therefore:

9.615%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.615 percent of 728 is 70.

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