Percentage Calculator: What is 17 percent of 500.? = 85

17 percent *500. =

(17:100)*500. =

(17*500.):100 =

8500:100 = 85

Now we have: 17 percent of 500. = 85

Question: What is 17 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}={17\%}.

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{500.}=\frac{17}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {85}

Therefore, {17\%} of {500.} is {85}

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Difference

500. percent *17 =

(500.:100)*17 =

(500.*17):100 =

8500:100 = 85

Now we have: 500. percent of 17 = 85

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

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

{17}={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{17}{x}=\frac{100\%}{500.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{17}=\frac{500.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {85}

Therefore, {500.\%} of {17} is {85}

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