74 is what percent of 436? (What percent of 436 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 436?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 436?" which is the same as "What percent of 436 is 74?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 436 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 436 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 436
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.972. The answer to "74 is what percent of 436?" is therefore:

16.972%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.972 percent of 436 is 74.

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