50 is what percent of 579? (What percent of 579 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 579?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 579?" which is the same as "What percent of 579 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 579 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 579 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 579
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.636. The answer to "50 is what percent of 579?" is therefore:

8.636%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.636 percent of 579 is 50.

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