73 is what percent of 270? (What percent of 270 is 73?)

73 is what percent of 270?

The question here is "73 is what percent of 270?" which is the same as "What percent of 270 is 73?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 270 equals 73.

The problem is therefore x% of 270 = 73 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 270
		100

= 73

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 27.037. The answer to "73 is what percent of 270?" is therefore:

27.037%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 27.037 percent of 270 is 73.

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