Question

what percent of 50 is 18

Answer 1

\[\frac{ x }{ 100 }= \frac{ 18 }{ 50 }\] solve the proportion

Answer 2

50 is half of 100. 100 represents a full percentage. This becomes much easier than it seems.

18 is to 50 as __ is to 100. Multiply 18 by 2 to get 36.

Voila, it's 36%. 18 is 36% of 50.

Answer 3

18 * 100
----
50

Answer 4

\[\frac{ 50 }{ 18 }=\frac{ 100 }{ x }\]

x=36