50 is what percent of 1? (What percent of 1 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 1?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 1?" which is the same as "What percent of 1 is 50?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 1 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 1 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 1
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 5000. The answer to "50 is what percent of 1?" is therefore:

5000%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 5000 percent of 1 is 50.

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