50 is what percent of 63? (What percent of 63 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 63?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 63?" which is the same as "What percent of 63 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 63 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 63 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 63
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 79.365. The answer to "50 is what percent of 63?" is therefore:

79.365%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 79.365 percent of 63 is 50.

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