Percentage Calculator: What is 0.85 percent of 0.5? = 0.00425

0.85 percent *0.5 =

(0.85:100)*0.5 =

(0.85*0.5):100 =

0.425:100 = 0.00425

Now we have: 0.85 percent of 0.5 = 0.00425

Question: What is 0.85 percent of 0.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 0.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{0.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={0.85\%}.

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

{0.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={0.85\%}(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{0.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{0.85\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{0.5}=\frac{0.85}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.00425}

Therefore, {0.85\%} of {0.5} is {0.00425}

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0.5 percent *0.85 =

(0.5:100)*0.85 =

(0.5*0.85):100 =

0.425:100 = 0.00425

Now we have: 0.5 percent of 0.85 = 0.00425

Question: What is 0.5 percent of 0.85?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 0.85.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{0.85}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={0.5\%}.

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

{0.85}={100\%}(1).

{x}={0.5\%}(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{0.85}{x}=\frac{100\%}{0.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{0.85}=\frac{0.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.00425}

Therefore, {0.5\%} of {0.85} is {0.00425}

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