Percentage Calculator: What is 8 percent of 500.? = 40

8 percent *500. =

(8:100)*500. =

(8*500.):100 =

4000:100 = 40

Now we have: 8 percent of 500. = 40

Question: What is 8 percent of 500.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 500..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{500.}={100\%}.

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

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{500.}=\frac{8}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {40}

Therefore, {8\%} of {500.} is {40}

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Difference

500. percent *8 =

(500.:100)*8 =

(500.*8):100 =

4000:100 = 40

Now we have: 500. percent of 8 = 40

Question: What is 500. 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}={500.\%}.

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

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

{x}={500.\%}(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\%}{500.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{8}=\frac{500.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {40}

Therefore, {500.\%} of {8} is {40}

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