Percentage Calculator: What is 40 percent of .50? = 0.2

40 percent *.50 =

(40:100)*.50 =

(40*.50):100 =

20:100 = 0.2

Now we have: 40 percent of .50 = 0.2

Question: What is 40 percent of .50?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is .50.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{.50}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={40\%}.

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

{.50}={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{.50}{x}=\frac{100\%}{40\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{.50}=\frac{40}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.2}

Therefore, {40\%} of {.50} is {0.2}

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Difference

.50 percent *40 =

(.50:100)*40 =

(.50*40):100 =

20:100 = 0.2

Now we have: .50 percent of 40 = 0.2

Question: What is .50 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}={.50\%}.

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

{40}={100\%}(1).

{x}={.50\%}(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\%}{.50\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40}=\frac{.50}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.2}

Therefore, {.50\%} of {40} is {0.2}

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