50 is what percent of 231? (What percent of 231 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 231?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 231?" which is the same as "What percent of 231 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 231 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 231 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 231
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 21.645. The answer to "50 is what percent of 231?" is therefore:

21.645%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 21.645 percent of 231 is 50.

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