50 is what percent of 577? (What percent of 577 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 577?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 577?" which is the same as "What percent of 577 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 577 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 577 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 577
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.666. The answer to "50 is what percent of 577?" is therefore:

8.666%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.666 percent of 577 is 50.

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