77 is what percent of 455? (What percent of 455 is 77?)

77 is what percent of 455?

The question here is "77 is what percent of 455?" which is the same as "What percent of 455 is 77?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 455 equals 77.

The problem is therefore x% of 455 = 77 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 455
		100

= 77

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 16.923. The answer to "77 is what percent of 455?" is therefore:

16.923%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 16.923 percent of 455 is 77.

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