70 is what percent of 831? (What percent of 831 is 70?)

70 is what percent of 831?

The question here is "70 is what percent of 831?" which is the same as "What percent of 831 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 831 equals 70.

The problem is therefore x% of 831 = 70 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 831
		100

= 70

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.424. The answer to "70 is what percent of 831?" is therefore:

8.424%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.424 percent of 831 is 70.

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