50 is what percent of 356? (What percent of 356 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 356?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 356?" which is the same as "What percent of 356 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 356 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 356 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 356
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 14.045. The answer to "50 is what percent of 356?" is therefore:

14.045%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 14.045 percent of 356 is 50.

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