Percentage Calculator: What is 80 percent of 8.5? = 6.8

80 percent * 8.5 =

(80:100)* 8.5 =

(80* 8.5):100 =

680:100 = 6.8

Now we have: 80 percent of 8.5 = 6.8

Question: What is 80 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}={80\%}.

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

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

{x}={80\%}(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\%}{80\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{ 8.5}=\frac{80}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {6.8}

Therefore, {80\%} of { 8.5} is {6.8}

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Difference

8.5 percent *80 =

( 8.5:100)*80 =

( 8.5*80):100 =

680:100 = 6.8

Now we have: 8.5 percent of 80 = 6.8

Question: What is 8.5 percent of 80?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 80.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{80}={100\%}.

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

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

{80}={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{80}{x}=\frac{100\%}{ 8.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{80}=\frac{ 8.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {6.8}

Therefore, { 8.5\%} of {80} is {6.8}

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