Calculate X percent of Y

50 percent of 85 is 42.50

What is 50 percent of 85?

Below is the mathematical calculations to find the x percetage of y.

50% *85

=(50/100) *85

=(50*85)/100

=(50*85)/100

=4250/100

=42.5

Steps to calculate 50 percent of 85.

Here are some additional steps to further clarify the calculation

  1. Step 1: Write down the percentage you want to calculate, such as 50%.
  2. Step 2: Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it to a decimal: 50/100 = 0.5.
  3. Step 3: Write down the value you want to find the percentage of, such as 85.
  4. Step 4: Multiply the decimal by the value: 0.5 x 85 = 42.5.
  5. Step 5: The result is the percentage you were looking for: 50% of 85 is 42.5.

So the full formula is:

x% of y = (x/100) * y where x is the percentage you want to calculate and y is the value you want to find the percentage of.

Python code to calculate 50 percent of 85.

1 2 3 4 x = 50 # Replace x with the desired percentage value y = 85# Replace y with the desired total value result = (x/100) * y print(result)

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