30 is what percent of 506? (What percent of 506 is 30?)

30 is what percent of 506?

The question here is "30 is what percent of 506?" which is the same as "What percent of 506 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 506 equals 30.

The problem is therefore x% of 506 = 30 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 506
		100

= 30

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5.929. The answer to "30 is what percent of 506?" is therefore:

5.929%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5.929 percent of 506 is 30.

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