Percentage Calculator: What is 8 percent of 15.? = 1.2

8 percent *15. =

(8:100)*15. =

(8*15.):100 =

120:100 = 1.2

Now we have: 8 percent of 15. = 1.2

Question: What is 8 percent of 15.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 15..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{15.}={100\%}.

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

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

{15.}={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{15.}{x}=\frac{100\%}{8\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15.}=\frac{8}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.2}

Therefore, {8\%} of {15.} is {1.2}

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Difference

15. percent *8 =

(15.:100)*8 =

(15.*8):100 =

120:100 = 1.2

Now we have: 15. percent of 8 = 1.2

Question: What is 15. 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}={15.\%}.

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

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

{x}={15.\%}(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\%}{15.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{8}=\frac{15.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1.2}

Therefore, {15.\%} of {8} is {1.2}

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