Percentage Calculator: What is 50 percent of 0.8? = 0.4

50 percent *0.8 =

(50:100)*0.8 =

(50*0.8):100 =

40:100 = 0.4

Now we have: 50 percent of 0.8 = 0.4

Question: What is 50 percent of 0.8?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 0.8.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{0.8}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={50\%}.

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

{0.8}={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{0.8}{x}=\frac{100\%}{50\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{0.8}=\frac{50}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.4}

Therefore, {50\%} of {0.8} is {0.4}

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Difference

0.8 percent *50 =

(0.8:100)*50 =

(0.8*50):100 =

40:100 = 0.4

Now we have: 0.8 percent of 50 = 0.4

Question: What is 0.8 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}={0.8\%}.

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

{50}={100\%}(1).

{x}={0.8\%}(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\%}{0.8\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{50}=\frac{0.8}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.4}

Therefore, {0.8\%} of {50} is {0.4}

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