Percentage Calculator: What is 40 percent of 1.5? = 0.6

40 percent *1.5 =

(40:100)*1.5 =

(40*1.5):100 =

60:100 = 0.6

Now we have: 40 percent of 1.5 = 0.6

Question: What is 40 percent of 1.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.5}={100\%}.

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

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

{1.5}={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{1.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{40\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.5}=\frac{40}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.6}

Therefore, {40\%} of {1.5} is {0.6}

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Difference

1.5 percent *40 =

(1.5:100)*40 =

(1.5*40):100 =

60:100 = 0.6

Now we have: 1.5 percent of 40 = 0.6

Question: What is 1.5 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}={1.5\%}.

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

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

{x}={1.5\%}(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\%}{1.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{40}=\frac{1.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.6}

Therefore, {1.5\%} of {40} is {0.6}

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