Percentage Calculator: What is 8 percent of 0.5? = 0.04

8 percent *0.5 =

(8:100)*0.5 =

(8*0.5):100 =

4:100 = 0.04

Now we have: 8 percent of 0.5 = 0.04

Question: What is 8 percent of 0.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 0.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{0.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={8\%}.

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

{0.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={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{0.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{8\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{0.5}=\frac{8}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.04}

Therefore, {8\%} of {0.5} is {0.04}

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0.5 percent *8 =

(0.5:100)*8 =

(0.5*8):100 =

4:100 = 0.04

Now we have: 0.5 percent of 8 = 0.04

Question: What is 0.5 percent of 8?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 8.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{8}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={0.5\%}.

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

{8}={100\%}(1).

{x}={0.5\%}(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{8}{x}=\frac{100\%}{0.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{8}=\frac{0.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {0.04}

Therefore, {0.5\%} of {8} is {0.04}

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