50 is what percent of 317? (What percent of 317 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 317?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 317?" which is the same as "What percent of 317 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 317 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 317 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 317
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 15.773. The answer to "50 is what percent of 317?" is therefore:

15.773%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 15.773 percent of 317 is 50.

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