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One of the best methods is cross multiplication, where you take the percent 11% and turn it into a fraction by putting it over 100 (11/100) and setting it equal to the missing value over 50 (x/50) x representing a variable, so 11/100=x/50. Then you take the first numerator and multiply it to the second denominator (11 times 50 or 550) and the first denominator and multiply it to the second numerator (100 times x or 100x) and then you set them equal to each other (550=100x). Then simplify by dividing 100 from both sides canceling out the 100 and diving 550 to make 5.5 (x=5.5) 5.5 is 11 percent of 50.

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