71 is what percent of 84? (What percent of 84 is 71?)

71 is what percent of 84?

The question here is "71 is what percent of 84?" which is the same as "What percent of 84 is 71?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 84 equals 71.

The problem is therefore x% of 84 = 71 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 84
		100

= 71

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 84.524. The answer to "71 is what percent of 84?" is therefore:

84.524%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 84.524 percent of 84 is 71.

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