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What is 2 percent of 850?
Answer: 2% of 850 is 17.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 2 percent of 850? 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.
\(2\%\) = \(2 \over 100 \) = \(0.02\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 850\)
• \(P\% = 2\%\) = \(2 \over 100 \) = \(0.02\)
\(Answer: 850 \cdot 2\%\) = \(850 \cdot 0.02\) = \(17\)
• \(X = 850\)
• \(P\% = 2\%\) = \(2 \over 100 \) = \(0.02\)
\(Answer: 850 \cdot 2\%\) = \(850 \cdot 0.02\) = \(17\)
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