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What is 55 percent of 500?
Answer: 55% of 500 is 275.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 55 percent of 500? 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.
\(55\%\) = \(55 \over 100 \) = \(0.55\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 500\)
• \(P\% = 55\%\) = \(55 \over 100 \) = \(0.55\)
\(Answer: 500 \cdot 55\%\) = \(500 \cdot 0.55\) = \(275\)
• \(X = 500\)
• \(P\% = 55\%\) = \(55 \over 100 \) = \(0.55\)
\(Answer: 500 \cdot 55\%\) = \(500 \cdot 0.55\) = \(275\)
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