Percentage Calculator: What is 85 percent of 50.? = 42.5

85 percent *50. =

(85:100)*50. =

(85*50.):100 =

4250:100 = 42.5

Now we have: 85 percent of 50. = 42.5

Question: What is 85 percent of 50.?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 50..

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

Step 3: From step 1 above,{50.}={100\%}.

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

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

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

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{50.}=\frac{85}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {42.5}

Therefore, {85\%} of {50.} is {42.5}

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Difference

50. percent *85 =

(50.:100)*85 =

(50.*85):100 =

4250:100 = 42.5

Now we have: 50. percent of 85 = 42.5

Question: What is 50. 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}={50.\%}.

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

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

{x}={50.\%}(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\%}{50.\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{85}=\frac{50.}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {42.5}

Therefore, {50.\%} of {85} is {42.5}

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