Percentage Calculator: What is 15 percent of .5? = 0.08

15 percent *.5 =

(15:100)*.5 =

(15*.5):100 =

7.5:100 = 0.08

Now we have: 15 percent of .5 = 0.08

Question: What is 15 percent of .5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is .5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{.5}={100\%}.

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

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

{.5}={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{.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{15\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{.5}=\frac{15}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.08}

Therefore, {15\%} of {.5} is {0.08}

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Difference

.5 percent *15 =

(.5:100)*15 =

(.5*15):100 =

7.5:100 = 0.08

Now we have: .5 percent of 15 = 0.08

Question: What is .5 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}={.5\%}.

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

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

{x}={.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{15}{x}=\frac{100\%}{.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15}=\frac{.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.08}

Therefore, {.5\%} of {15} is {0.08}

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