Percentage Calculator: What is 85 percent of 2.5? = 2.125

85 percent *2.5 =

(85:100)*2.5 =

(85*2.5):100 =

212.5:100 = 2.125

Now we have: 85 percent of 2.5 = 2.125

Question: What is 85 percent of 2.5?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 2.5.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{2.5}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={85\%}.

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

{2.5}={100\%}(1).

{x}={85\%}(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{2.5}{x}=\frac{100\%}{85\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{2.5}=\frac{85}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {2.125}

Therefore, {85\%} of {2.5} is {2.125}

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2.5 percent *85 =

(2.5:100)*85 =

(2.5*85):100 =

212.5:100 = 2.125

Now we have: 2.5 percent of 85 = 2.125

Question: What is 2.5 percent of 85?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 85.

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{85}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={2.5\%}.

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

{85}={100\%}(1).

{x}={2.5\%}(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{85}{x}=\frac{100\%}{2.5\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{85}=\frac{2.5}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {2.125}

Therefore, {2.5\%} of {85} is {2.125}

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