50 is what percent of 465? (What percent of 465 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 465?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 465?" which is the same as "What percent of 465 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 465 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 465 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 465
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.753. The answer to "50 is what percent of 465?" is therefore:

10.753%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.753 percent of 465 is 50.

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