50 is what percent of 720? (What percent of 720 is 50?)

50 is what percent of 720?

The question here is "50 is what percent of 720?" which is the same as "What percent of 720 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 720 equals 50.

The problem is therefore x% of 720 = 50 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 720
		100

= 50

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 6.944. The answer to "50 is what percent of 720?" is therefore:

6.944%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 6.944 percent of 720 is 50.

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