Percentage Calculator: What is 15 percent of 500.? = 75

15 percent *500. =

(15:100)*500. =

(15*500.):100 =

7500:100 = 75

Now we have: 15 percent of 500. = 75

Question: What is 15 percent of 500.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 500..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{500.}={100\%}.

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

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{500.}=\frac{15}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {75}

Therefore, {15\%} of {500.} is {75}

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Difference

500. percent *15 =

(500.:100)*15 =

(500.*15):100 =

7500:100 = 75

Now we have: 500. percent of 15 = 75

Question: What is 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}={500.\%}.

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

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

{x}={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\%}{500.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15}=\frac{500.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {75}

Therefore, {500.\%} of {15} is {75}

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