Percentage Calculator: What is 40 percent of 8.5? = 3.4

40 percent * 8.5 =

(40:100)* 8.5 =

(40* 8.5):100 =

340:100 = 3.4

Now we have: 40 percent of 8.5 = 3.4

Question: What is 40 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}={40\%}.

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

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

{x}={40\%}(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\%}{40\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{ 8.5}=\frac{40}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {3.4}

Therefore, {40\%} of { 8.5} is {3.4}

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Difference

8.5 percent *40 =

( 8.5:100)*40 =

( 8.5*40):100 =

340:100 = 3.4

Now we have: 8.5 percent of 40 = 3.4

Question: What is 8.5 percent of 40?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 40.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{40}={100\%}.

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

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

{40}={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{40}{x}=\frac{100\%}{ 8.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40}=\frac{ 8.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {3.4}

Therefore, { 8.5\%} of {40} is {3.4}

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