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What is 12 percent of 285?
Answer: 12% of 285 is 34.2.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 12 percent of 285? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(12\%\) = \(12 \over 100 \) = \(0.12\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 285\)
• \(P\% = 12\%\) = \(12 \over 100 \) = \(0.12\)
\(Answer: 285 \cdot 12\%\) = \(285 \cdot 0.12\) = \(34.2\)
• \(X = 285\)
• \(P\% = 12\%\) = \(12 \over 100 \) = \(0.12\)
\(Answer: 285 \cdot 12\%\) = \(285 \cdot 0.12\) = \(34.2\)
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