72 is what percent of 85? (What percent of 85 is 72?)

72 is what percent of 85?

The question here is "72 is what percent of 85?" which is the same as "What percent of 85 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 85 equals 72.

The problem is therefore x% of 85 = 72 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 85
		100

= 72

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 84.706. The answer to "72 is what percent of 85?" is therefore:

84.706%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 84.706 percent of 85 is 72.

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