74 is what percent of 755? (What percent of 755 is 74?)

74 is what percent of 755?

The question here is "74 is what percent of 755?" which is the same as "What percent of 755 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 755 equals 74.

The problem is therefore x% of 755 = 74 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 755
		100

= 74

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 9.801. The answer to "74 is what percent of 755?" is therefore:

9.801%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 9.801 percent of 755 is 74.

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