50 is what percent of 589? (What percent of 589 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 589?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 589?" which is the same as "What percent of 589 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 589 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 589 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 589
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.489. The answer to "50 is what percent of 589?" is therefore:

8.489%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.489 percent of 589 is 50.

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