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What is 56 percent of 500?
Answer: 56% of 500 is 280.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 56 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.
\(56\%\) = \(56 \over 100 \) = \(0.56\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 500\)
• \(P\% = 56\%\) = \(56 \over 100 \) = \(0.56\)
\(Answer: 500 \cdot 56\%\) = \(500 \cdot 0.56\) = \(280\)
• \(X = 500\)
• \(P\% = 56\%\) = \(56 \over 100 \) = \(0.56\)
\(Answer: 500 \cdot 56\%\) = \(500 \cdot 0.56\) = \(280\)
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