55 is what percent of 491? (What percent of 491 is 55?)

55 is what percent of 491?

The question here is "55 is what percent of 491?" which is the same as "What percent of 491 is 55?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 491 equals 55.

The problem is therefore x% of 491 = 55 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 491
		100

= 55

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.202. The answer to "55 is what percent of 491?" is therefore:

11.202%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.202 percent of 491 is 55.

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