50 is what percent of 150? (What percent of 150 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 150?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 150?" which is the same as "What percent of 150 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 150 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 150 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 150
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 33.333. The answer to "50 is what percent of 150?" is therefore:

33.333%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 33.333 percent of 150 is 50.

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