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What is 15 percent of 8.500?

Solution for What is 15 percent of 8.500:

15 percent * 8.500 =

(15:100)* 8.500 =

(15* 8.500):100 =

127.5:100 = 1.275

Now we have: 15 percent of 8.500 = 1.275

Question: What is 15 percent of 8.500?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 8.500.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{ 8.500}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={15\%}.

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

{ 8.500}={100\%}(1).

{x}={15\%}(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{ 8.500}{x}=\frac{100\%}{15\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{ 8.500}=\frac{15}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.275}

Therefore, {15\%} of { 8.500} is {1.275}

Solution for What is 8.500 percent of 15:

8.500 percent *15 =

( 8.500:100)*15 =

( 8.500*15):100 =

127.5:100 = 1.275

Now we have: 8.500 percent of 15 = 1.275

Question: What is 8.500 percent of 15?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 15.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{15}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={ 8.500\%}.

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

{15}={100\%}(1).

{x}={ 8.500\%}(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{15}{x}=\frac{100\%}{ 8.500\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15}=\frac{ 8.500}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.275}

Therefore, { 8.500\%} of {15} is {1.275}