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What percent of 70 is 30?​

User Anish Anil
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5 votes

Answer:

literally just 21...

Explanation:

User ShaTin
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Answer:

42.9%

Explanation:

To find the percentage corresponding to a fraction, multiply it by 100%.

30/70 × 100% ≈ 42.9%

30 is about 42.9% of 70.

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Additional comments

The fraction 3/7 has a repeating decimal equivalent:

3/7 = 0.428571...(6-digit repeat)

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You can write your question as an equation:

what% × 70 = 30

Solve it by dividing by 70:

what% = 30/70

The answer will be the fraction written as a percentage, as shown above.

User Jon Freedman
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