50 is what percent of 137? (What percent of 137 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 137?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 137?" which is the same as "What percent of 137 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 137 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 137 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 137
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 36.496. The answer to "50 is what percent of 137?" is therefore:

36.496%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 36.496 percent of 137 is 50.

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