Percentage Calculator: What is 17 percent of 8.5? = 1.445

17 percent * 8.5 =

(17:100)* 8.5 =

(17* 8.5):100 =

144.5:100 = 1.445

Now we have: 17 percent of 8.5 = 1.445

Question: What is 17 percent of 8.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 8.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{ 8.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={17\%}.

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

{ 8.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={17\%}(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{ 8.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{17\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{ 8.5}=\frac{17}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.445}

Therefore, {17\%} of { 8.5} is {1.445}

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Difference

8.5 percent *17 =

( 8.5:100)*17 =

( 8.5*17):100 =

144.5:100 = 1.445

Now we have: 8.5 percent of 17 = 1.445

Question: What is 8.5 percent of 17?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 17.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{17}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={ 8.5\%}.

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

{17}={100\%}(1).

{x}={ 8.5\%}(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{17}{x}=\frac{100\%}{ 8.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{17}=\frac{ 8.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.445}

Therefore, { 8.5\%} of {17} is {1.445}

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