50 is what percent of 485? (What percent of 485 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 485?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 485?" which is the same as "What percent of 485 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 485 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 485 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 485
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.309. The answer to "50 is what percent of 485?" is therefore:

10.309%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.309 percent of 485 is 50.

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