Percentage Calculator: What is 8.5 percent of 20000? = 1700

8.5 percent *20000 =

(8.5:100)*20000 =

(8.5*20000):100 =

170000:100 = 1700

Now we have: 8.5 percent of 20000 = 1700

Question: What is 8.5 percent of 20000?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 20000.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{20000}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={8.5\%}.

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

{20000}={100\%}(1).

{x}={8.5\%}(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{20000}{x}=\frac{100\%}{8.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{20000}=\frac{8.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1700}

Therefore, {8.5\%} of {20000} is {1700}

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Difference

20000 percent *8.5 =

(20000:100)*8.5 =

(20000*8.5):100 =

170000:100 = 1700

Now we have: 20000 percent of 8.5 = 1700

Question: What is 20000 percent of 8.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 8.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{8.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={20000\%}.

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

{8.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={20000\%}(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{8.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{20000\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{8.5}=\frac{20000}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {1700}

Therefore, {20000\%} of {8.5} is {1700}

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