50 is what percent of 179? (What percent of 179 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 179?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 179?" which is the same as "What percent of 179 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 179 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 179 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 179
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 27.933. The answer to "50 is what percent of 179?" is therefore:

27.933%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 27.933 percent of 179 is 50.

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