Percentage Calculator: What is 85 percent of 20.? = 17

85 percent *20. =

(85:100)*20. =

(85*20.):100 =

1700:100 = 17

Now we have: 85 percent of 20. = 17

Question: What is 85 percent of 20.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 20..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{20.}={100\%}.

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

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

{20.}={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{20.}{x}=\frac{100\%}{85\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{20.}=\frac{85}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {17}

Therefore, {85\%} of {20.} is {17}

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Difference

20. percent *85 =

(20.:100)*85 =

(20.*85):100 =

1700:100 = 17

Now we have: 20. percent of 85 = 17

Question: What is 20. 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}={20.\%}.

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

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

{x}={20.\%}(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\%}{20.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{85}=\frac{20.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {17}

Therefore, {20.\%} of {85} is {17}

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