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What is 50 percent of 85?
Answer: 50% of 85 is 42.5.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 50 percent of 85? 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.
\(50\%\) = \(50 \over 100 \) = \(0.5\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 85\)
• \(P\% = 50\%\) = \(50 \over 100 \) = \(0.5\)
\(Answer: 85 \cdot 50\%\) = \(85 \cdot 0.5\) = \(42.5\)
• \(X = 85\)
• \(P\% = 50\%\) = \(50 \over 100 \) = \(0.5\)
\(Answer: 85 \cdot 50\%\) = \(85 \cdot 0.5\) = \(42.5\)
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