50 is what percent of 453? (What percent of 453 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 453?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 453?" which is the same as "What percent of 453 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 453 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 453 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 453
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.038. The answer to "50 is what percent of 453?" is therefore:

11.038%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.038 percent of 453 is 50.

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