86 is what percent of 740? (What percent of 740 is 86?)

86 is what percent of 740?

The question here is "86 is what percent of 740?" which is the same as "What percent of 740 is 86?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 740 equals 86.

The problem is therefore x% of 740 = 86 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 740
		100

= 86

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.622. The answer to "86 is what percent of 740?" is therefore:

11.622%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.622 percent of 740 is 86.

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