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What is 85 percent of 280?
Answer: 85% of 280 is 238.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 85 percent of 280? 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.
\(85\%\) = \(85 \over 100 \) = \(0.85\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 280\)
• \(P\% = 85\%\) = \(85 \over 100 \) = \(0.85\)
\(Answer: 280 \cdot 85\%\) = \(280 \cdot 0.85\) = \(238\)
• \(X = 280\)
• \(P\% = 85\%\) = \(85 \over 100 \) = \(0.85\)
\(Answer: 280 \cdot 85\%\) = \(280 \cdot 0.85\) = \(238\)
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