Percentage Calculator: What is 5 percent of 1.70? = 0.085

5 percent *1.70 =

(5:100)*1.70 =

(5*1.70):100 =

8.5:100 = 0.085

Now we have: 5 percent of 1.70 = 0.085

Question: What is 5 percent of 1.70?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 1.70.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{1.70}={100\%}.

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

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

{1.70}={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{1.70}{x}=\frac{100\%}{5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{1.70}=\frac{5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.085}

Therefore, {5\%} of {1.70} is {0.085}

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1.70 percent *5 =

(1.70:100)*5 =

(1.70*5):100 =

8.5:100 = 0.085

Now we have: 1.70 percent of 5 = 0.085

Question: What is 1.70 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}={1.70\%}.

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

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

{x}={1.70\%}(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\%}{1.70\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{5}=\frac{1.70}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.085}

Therefore, {1.70\%} of {5} is {0.085}

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