72 is what percent of 17? (What percent of 17 is 72?)

72 is what percent of 17?

The question here is "72 is what percent of 17?" which is the same as "What percent of 17 is 72?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 17 equals 72.

The problem is therefore x% of 17 = 72 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 17
		100

= 72

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 423.529. The answer to "72 is what percent of 17?" is therefore:

423.529%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 423.529 percent of 17 is 72.

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