73 is what percent of 275? (What percent of 275 is 73?)

73 is what percent of 275?

The question here is "73 is what percent of 275?" which is the same as "What percent of 275 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 275 equals 73.

The problem is therefore x% of 275 = 73 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 275
		100

= 73

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 26.545. The answer to "73 is what percent of 275?" is therefore:

26.545%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 26.545 percent of 275 is 73.

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