50 is what percent of 223? (What percent of 223 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 223?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 223?" which is the same as "What percent of 223 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 223 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 223 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 223
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 22.422. The answer to "50 is what percent of 223?" is therefore:

22.422%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 22.422 percent of 223 is 50.

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