71 is what percent of 89? (What percent of 89 is 71?)

71 is what percent of 89?

The question here is "71 is what percent of 89?" which is the same as "What percent of 89 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 89 equals 71.

The problem is therefore x% of 89 = 71 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 89
		100

= 71

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 79.775. The answer to "71 is what percent of 89?" is therefore:

79.775%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 79.775 percent of 89 is 71.

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