Percentage Calculator: What is 50 percent of 1.2? = 0.6

50 percent *1.2 =

(50:100)*1.2 =

(50*1.2):100 =

60:100 = 0.6

Now we have: 50 percent of 1.2 = 0.6

Question: What is 50 percent of 1.2?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.2.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.2}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={50\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{1.2}={100\%}(1).

{x}={50\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{1.2}{x}=\frac{100\%}{50\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.2}=\frac{50}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.6}

Therefore, {50\%} of {1.2} is {0.6}

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Difference

1.2 percent *50 =

(1.2:100)*50 =

(1.2*50):100 =

60:100 = 0.6

Now we have: 1.2 percent of 50 = 0.6

Question: What is 1.2 percent of 50?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 50.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{50}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={1.2\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{50}={100\%}(1).

{x}={1.2\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{50}{x}=\frac{100\%}{1.2\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{50}=\frac{1.2}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.6}

Therefore, {1.2\%} of {50} is {0.6}

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