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What is 15.8 percent of 50?
Answer: 15.8% of 50 is 7.9.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 15.8 percent of 50? 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.
\(15.8\%\) = \(15.8 \over 100 \) = \(0.158\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 50\)
• \(P\% = 15.8\%\) = \(15.8 \over 100 \) = \(0.158\)
\(Answer: 50 \cdot 15.8\%\) = \(50 \cdot 0.158\) = \(7.9\)
• \(X = 50\)
• \(P\% = 15.8\%\) = \(15.8 \over 100 \) = \(0.158\)
\(Answer: 50 \cdot 15.8\%\) = \(50 \cdot 0.158\) = \(7.9\)
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