84 is what percent of 470? (What percent of 470 is 84?)

84 is what percent of 470?

The question here is "84 is what percent of 470?" which is the same as "What percent of 470 is 84?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 470 equals 84.

The problem is therefore x% of 470 = 84 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 470
		100

= 84

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 17.872. The answer to "84 is what percent of 470?" is therefore:

17.872%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 17.872 percent of 470 is 84.

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