78 is what percent of 396? (What percent of 396 is 78?)

78 is what percent of 396?

The question here is "78 is what percent of 396?" which is the same as "What percent of 396 is 78?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 396 equals 78.

The problem is therefore x% of 396 = 78 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 396
		100

= 78

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 19.697. The answer to "78 is what percent of 396?" is therefore:

19.697%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 19.697 percent of 396 is 78.

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