Percentage Calculator: What is 17 percent of .9? = 0.15

17 percent *.9 =

(17:100)*.9 =

(17*.9):100 =

15.3:100 = 0.15

Now we have: 17 percent of .9 = 0.15

Question: What is 17 percent of .9?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is .9.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{.9}={100\%}.

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

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

{.9}={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{.9}{x}=\frac{100\%}{17\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{.9}=\frac{17}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.15}

Therefore, {17\%} of {.9} is {0.15}

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Difference

.9 percent *17 =

(.9:100)*17 =

(.9*17):100 =

15.3:100 = 0.15

Now we have: .9 percent of 17 = 0.15

Question: What is .9 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}={.9\%}.

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

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

{x}={.9\%}(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\%}{.9\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{17}=\frac{.9}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.15}

Therefore, {.9\%} of {17} is {0.15}

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