30 is what percent of 501? (What percent of 501 is 30?)

30 is what percent of 501?

The question here is "30 is what percent of 501?" which is the same as "What percent of 501 is 30?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 501 equals 30.

The problem is therefore x% of 501 = 30 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 501
		100

= 30

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.988. The answer to "30 is what percent of 501?" is therefore:

5.988%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.988 percent of 501 is 30.

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