50 is what percent of 163? (What percent of 163 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 163?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 163?" which is the same as "What percent of 163 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 163 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 163 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 163
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 30.675. The answer to "50 is what percent of 163?" is therefore:

30.675%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 30.675 percent of 163 is 50.

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