Percentage Calculator: What is 40 percent of .5? = 0.2

40 percent *.5 =

(40:100)*.5 =

(40*.5):100 =

20:100 = 0.2

Now we have: 40 percent of .5 = 0.2

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

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

{.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{.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{40\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{.5}=\frac{40}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.2}

Therefore, {40\%} of {.5} is {0.2}

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Difference

.5 percent *40 =

(.5:100)*40 =

(.5*40):100 =

20:100 = 0.2

Now we have: .5 percent of 40 = 0.2

Question: What is .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}={.5\%}.

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

{40}={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{40}{x}=\frac{100\%}{.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40}=\frac{.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.2}

Therefore, {.5\%} of {40} is {0.2}

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