Percentage Calculator: What is 30 percent of -5? = -1.5

30 percent *-5 =

(30:100)*-5 =

(30*-5):100 =

-150:100 = -1.5

Now we have: 30 percent of -5 = -1.5

Question: What is 30 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}={30\%}.

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

{-5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={30\%}(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\%}{30\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{-5}=\frac{30}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {-1.5}

Therefore, {30\%} of {-5} is {-1.5}

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Difference

-5 percent *30 =

(-5:100)*30 =

(-5*30):100 =

-150:100 = -1.5

Now we have: -5 percent of 30 = -1.5

Question: What is -5 percent of 30?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 30.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{30}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={-5\%}.

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

{30}={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{30}{x}=\frac{100\%}{-5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{30}=\frac{-5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {-1.5}

Therefore, {-5\%} of {30} is {-1.5}

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