55 is what percent of 494? (What percent of 494 is 55?)

55 is what percent of 494?

The question here is "55 is what percent of 494?" which is the same as "What percent of 494 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 494 equals 55.

The problem is therefore x% of 494 = 55 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 494
		100

= 55

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 11.134. The answer to "55 is what percent of 494?" is therefore:

11.134%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 11.134 percent of 494 is 55.

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