50 is what percent of 601? (What percent of 601 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 601?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 601?" which is the same as "What percent of 601 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 601 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 601 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 601
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 8.319. The answer to "50 is what percent of 601?" is therefore:

8.319%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 8.319 percent of 601 is 50.

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